Marine Corps Sgt. George Hamil, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, conducts routine maintenance on the tail rotor gear box of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is currently underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 embarked Marines conducting Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration operations in preparation for the ship's maiden deployment later this year.

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