U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Dwire, an AV-8B
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Dwire, an AV-8B Harrier airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Somerset, Pa., performs general maintenance on his aircraft on the
flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, July 20, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
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