A Marine aviator with Marine Attack Squadron 311 sits in the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier short take off-vertical landing jet during deck qualifications aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2017. VMA-311 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-gr


A Marine aviator with Marine Attack Squadron 311 sits in the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier short take off-vertical landing jet during deck qualifications aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2017. VMA-311 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)


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