U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damien Husted, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), quality assurance safety observer and native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., disarms a CATM-9 training missile on an AV-8B Harrier jet after squadron pilots conducted an air-to-ground combat exercise with French Mirage 2000 pilots. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
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Sgt. Austin Hazard
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