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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Neal and Gunnery Sgt. Leslie T. Gill wash a AV-8B Harrier II jet for a weekly inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex off Thailand, Feb. 26, 2010. Neal and Gill are assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 311, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which recently completed Cobra Gold, a multinational exercise.

WEEKLY WASH

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron Neal and Gunnery Sgt. Leslie T. Gill wash a AV-8B Harrier II jet for a weekly inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex off Thailand, Feb. 26, 2010. Neal and Gill are assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 311, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which recently completed Cobra Gold, a multinational exercise.

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