170814-N-DC385-329 CORAL SEA (Aug. 14, 2017) Cpl. Wesley Seely, from Phoenix, assigned to the “Tomcats” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, performs maintenance on the engine of an AV-8B Harrier in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a certification exercise (CERTEX). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is supporting a certification exercise (CERTEX) for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). During the CERTEX the 31st MEU will be evaluated on crisis response operations for a number of potential contin
170814-N-DC385-329 CORAL SEA (Aug. 14, 2017) Cpl. Wesley Seely, from Phoenix, assigned to the “Tomcats” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, performs maintenance on the engine of an AV-8B Harrier in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a certification exercise (CERTEX). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is supporting a certification exercise (CERTEX) for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). During the CERTEX the 31st MEU will be evaluated on crisis response operations for a number of potential contingencies. CERTEX, taking place off the coast of and within Australia’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area, will test the MEU’s ability to conduct all of its core missions such as stability operations, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cosmo Walrath/Released)
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