U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 1, 2013) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), prepares to takeoff from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The 26th MEU finished an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
Sgt Christopher Q. Stone
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