A flight deck crewman signals to the pilot of a U.S. Marine Corps Hawker Siddeley AV-8A <i>Harrier</i> of  Marine Attack Squadron VMA-231 for takeoff from the amphibious assault ship USS <i>Nassau</i> (LHA-4).
JOC James R. Giusti, USN
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