A crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., looks down at the Mojave desert from a CH-46E Sea Knight during exercise Javelin Thrust on July 7, 2012. Javelin Thrust is an annual large-scale exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., which allows active and reserve Marines and Sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force. Javelin Thrust 2012 120707-M-SP892-039

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