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Marine Corps Maj. James S. Tanis lands an AV-8B Harrier during field carrier landing practice training on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014. Tanis is a naval aviator and executive officer assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365.

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Marine Corps Maj. James S. Tanis lands an AV-8B Harrier during field carrier landing practice training on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014. Tanis is a naval aviator and executive officer assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365.

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