170509-N-NJ416-0015 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2017) Sgt. Scott Macleod, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), removes the main landing gauge axel on an AV-8B Harrier aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. America ARG is comprised

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170509-N-NJ416-0015 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2017) Sgt. Scott Macleod, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), removes the main landing gauge axel on an AV-8B Harrier aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22). ( Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arnesia McIntyre/Released)

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