English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CVS-32) off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, while embarking U.S. Marines prior to the "invasion" of the Panama Canal Zone, during amphibious exercises in 1957. She has 13 Sikorsky HRS and two Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse helicopters of Marine Air Group 26 on her flight deck.
The photo was released by the U.S. Department of Defense on 2 July 1957.
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USS Leyte (CVS-32) off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, while embarking Marines prior to the invasion of the Panama Canal Zone, during amphibious exercises in 1957. She has thirteen HRS and two HUS helicopters of Marine Air Group 26 on her flight deck. Photo was released by the Department of Defense on 2 July 1957. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
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USS Leyte (CVS-32) off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, while embarking Marines prior to the invasion of the Panama Canal Zone, during amphibious exercises in 1957. She has thirteen HRS and two HUS helicopters of Marine Air Group 26 on her flight deck. Photo was released by the Department of Defense on 2 July 1957. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.