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Two U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions and a CH-46 Sea Knight (right) prepare to transport Marines from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to Onslow Bay, N.C., for a beach assault exercise on Nov. 22, 2004. The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting initial integrated training in preparation for a scheduled deployment.

Two U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions and a CH-46 prepare to transport Marines.

Two U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions and a CH-46 Sea Knight (right) prepare to transport Marines from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to Onslow Bay, N.C., for a beach assault exercise on Nov. 22, 2004. The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting initial integrated training in preparation for a scheduled deployment.

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