PACIFIC OCEAN – AV-8B Harriers with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element and F/A-18C/E/F Hornets and Super Hornets with Carrier Air Wing 2 from nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fly in formation above amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Jan. 20, 2018. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group provide a combatant commander with a task-organized force capable of responding to a variety of contingencies, usually within hours.

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