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    USS Essex Flight Operations [Image 7 of 7]

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    A military aircraft, identifiable as an AV-8B Harrier II, is performing a short takeoff or vertical/short takeoff from the flight deck of an amphibious assault ship. Several flight deck crew members in colored jerseys are visible on the deck, with the ocean visible in the background. The image captures an active flight operations scenario aboard what appears to be a U.S. Navy or Marine Corps vessel.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    03.24.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wesley Richardson 

    USS Essex (LHD 2)

    PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2021) An AV/8B Harrier, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. Third Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wesley Richardson)

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    Date Taken: 03.24.2021
    Date Posted: 03.26.2021 17:48
    Photo ID: 6572946
    VIRIN: 210324-N-ZW128-1022
    Resolution: 3167x2262
    Size: 1 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 37
    Downloads: 11

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