A KC-130 prepares to take-off during a simulated airfield seizure after a long-range raid from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2019. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11, aboard Wasp Amphibious Ready Group ships, are conducting a series of sequential operations which simulate naval expeditionary combined-arms maneuver from amphibious assets to shore, utilizing Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities integrated across all warfighting domains. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

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Keywords: amphibious, assault, aviation, combat, command, element, expeditionary, force, ground, iii, logistics, marine, ship, uss, wasp