PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2017) Lance Cpl. Luis Saldana, a native of Madison, Nebraska, waits for further instruction while conducting routine maintenance inside the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214, on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2017) Lance Cpl. Luis Saldana, a native of Madison, Nebraska, waits for further instruction while conducting routine maintenance inside the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214, on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. The America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22).
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