040107-N-8977-009 Atlantic Ocean (Jan. 7, 2004) Ð Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Vaughn Francis from Lorain, Okla., tests aircraft engine oils for contamination as part of a standard quality assurance check during a five-day ammunition on-load aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer departed for the Arabian Gulf on Jan. 14, 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation of forces, after returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in August 2003. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and its more than 900 Sailors and 200 Marines are transporting equipment and aviation assets for the 1st
040107-N-8977-009 Atlantic Ocean (Jan. 7, 2004) Ð Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Vaughn Francis from Lorain, Okla., tests aircraft engine oils for contamination as part of a standard quality assurance check during a five-day ammunition on-load aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer departed for the Arabian Gulf on Jan. 14, 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation of forces, after returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in August 2003. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and its more than 900 Sailors and 200 Marines are transporting equipment and aviation assets for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1st MEF) from Camp Pendleton, Calif. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Johansen Laurel. (RELEASED) US Navy 040107-N-8977L-009 Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Vaughn Francis from Lorain, Okla., tests aircraft engine oils
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