151231-N-AX638-075 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Retricia Richardson, from Winter Haven, Fla., a respiratory therapist embarked aboard USS Kearsarge attached to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 4, simulates disconnecting an endotracheal tube from a patient during a medical evacuation drill in an MV-22 Osprey. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operation

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151231-N-AX638-075 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Retricia Richardson, from Winter Haven, Fla., a respiratory therapist embarked aboard USS Kearsarge attached to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 4, simulates disconnecting an endotracheal tube from a patient during a medical evacuation drill in an MV-22 Osprey. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Preston/Released)

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