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An AV-8B Harrier hovers above the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) before landing on June 9, 2005. The Bataan is underway in the Atlantic Ocean as tests of the V-22 Osprey are being conducted.

An AV-8B Harrier hovers above the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5).

An AV-8B Harrier hovers above the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) before landing on June 9, 2005. The Bataan is underway in the Atlantic Ocean as tests of the V-22 Osprey are being conducted.

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