050516-N-2515C-030 Pacific Ocean (May 16, 2005) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chris Zimmerman and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James Serrato install a WDU-4A/A inert air-launched rocket warhead aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). The rockets will be loaded on an AV-8B Harrier and used for target practice during Component Training While Underway Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the second of 3 major pre-deployment training exercises before a ship is ready for deployment. More than 5,200 Sailors attached to Expeditionary Strike Group One and Marines from the 13t
050516-N-2515C-030 Pacific Ocean (May 16, 2005) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chris Zimmerman and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James Serrato install a WDU-4A/A inert air-launched rocket warhead aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). The rockets will be loaded on an AV-8B Harrier and used for target practice during Component Training While Underway Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the second of 3 major pre-deployment training exercises before a ship is ready for deployment. More than 5,200 Sailors attached to Expeditionary Strike Group One and Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in the component training exercises, designed to prepare them for their upcoming Western Pacific Deployment. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Larry S. Carlson (RELEASED) US Navy 050516-N-2515C-030 Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chris Zimmerman and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James Serrato install a WDU-4A-A inert air-launched rocket warhead aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Ta
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