A sailor with USS Kearsarge salutes MV-22 Osprey pilots, Capt. Daniel W. Kaiser and Capt. Brandon L. Whitfield, as they take off


A sailor with USS Kearsarge salutes MV-22 Osprey pilots, Capt. Daniel W. Kaiser and Capt. Brandon L. Whitfield, as they take off during flight operations as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the flight deck of USS Kearsarge off the coast of Camp Lejeune, , July 12, 2010. 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 4 conducted the three-week COMPTUEX in preparation for their deployment later this fall. During COMPTUEX, 26th MEU will prepare for its Certification Exercise in August by integrating and finalizing communication and mission procedures. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Released)


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