Crew members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) move a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier to the flight deck elevator on Jan. 16, 1998, in preparation for flight operations during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations.

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