ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2018) A MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Naval Forces Northern Command deployed Kearsarge, along with embarked elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Expeditionary Strike Group 2 command element, to be positioned to provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities from the sea in response to Hurricane Florence, should support be requested.

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