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    Night flight operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima

    USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA

    07.21.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Wolf 

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Lance Cpl. Johnny Cozzone, a Daytona Beach, Fla., native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loosens the underside panel of an AV-8B Harrier to conduct post flight checks aboard the USS Iwo Jima, July 21, 2012. The night crews of the Aviation Combat Element, or ACE, ensure maintenance and operations are conducted safely every evening while many of their fellow Marines have already secured for the day. The Harrier detachment of the ACE is from Marine Attack Squadron 542 based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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    Date Taken: 07.21.2011
    Date Posted: 07.23.2012 14:08
    Photo ID: 630393
    VIRIN: 120721-M-TK324-090
    Resolution: 1856x2784
    Size: 101.14 KB
    Location: USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA

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