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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Moberly runs preflight checks on an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge to prepare for Operation Odyssey Dawn missions in the Mediterranean Sea, March 19, 2011. Moberly is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the in

PREFLIGHT CHECKS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Moberly runs preflight checks on an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge to prepare for Operation Odyssey Dawn missions in the Mediterranean Sea, March 19, 2011. Moberly is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the in

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