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050906-N-9288T-020

050906-N-9288T-020

ONBOARD USS TARAWA (Sept. 6, 2005) - - An AV-8B Harrier lands on the flight deck of USS Tarawa (LHA-1) while underway during a scheduled WestPac deployment. Deck landing qualifications (DLQs) are an integral part of readiness for the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Air Combat Element (ACE).

USS Tarawa is en route to the Mediterannean Sea to participate in ÒBright StarÓ, a multinational exercise held every two years in Egypt. ÒBright StarÓ is the largest exercise of itÕs kind in the world.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Brandon A. Teeples. (Released)

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Uploaded on November 14, 2009
Taken on September 7, 2005