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Caption:
Red Sea (Jan. 5, 2004) -- A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier launches
from the flight deck aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The Harrier is
the primary close air support, intermediate range intercept and attack
fixed-wing aircraft for the U.S. Marines. The amphibious assault
ship Peleliu is the lead ship for Expeditionary Strike Group One
(ESG-1) currently on a regular scheduled deployment in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jeffrey J. Klemm.
(RELEASED)
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