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A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft hovers over the deck before touching down aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean on May 22, 2007. The Harrier is attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261, which will deploy as the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft hovers over the deck.

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft hovers over the deck before touching down aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean on May 22, 2007. The Harrier is attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261, which will deploy as the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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