A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Aug. 15, 2013, in the Gulf of Aden. The Kearsarge and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit were deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
MC2 Jonathan Vargas
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