A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft crewman assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) waits for the signal to take off from Sailors on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as the ship is loaded for deployment Aug. 29, 2010, off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C. The 26th MEU deployed aboard the ships of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to support Pakistan flood relief efforts.
Sgt. Jesse J. Johnson
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