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U.S. Navy Airman Charles Washington holds up a tote board for the pilot of a Marine Corps AV/8B Harrier II aircraft prior to being launched off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on May 22, 2007. Kearsarge is participating in a composite unit training exercise while under way in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for a deployment later this year.

Airman Charles Washington holds up a tote board for a pilot.

U.S. Navy Airman Charles Washington holds up a tote board for the pilot of a Marine Corps AV/8B Harrier II aircraft prior to being launched off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on May 22, 2007. Kearsarge is participating in a composite unit training exercise while under way in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for a deployment later this year.

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