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U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Jan. 13, 1998, during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations. The Super Cobras are attached to Helicopter Medium Squadron 264 , Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters land aboard the USS Wasp.

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Jan. 13, 1998, during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations. The Super Cobras are attached to Helicopter Medium Squadron 264 , Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

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