Caption:
Virginia Coast (Mar. 17, 2004) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class
Keith Hawkins, of Sedalia, Mich., stands-by to assist Chief Aviation
Boatswain's Mate Agustus Jones, of Brooklyn, N.Y., in launching an
AV-8B Harrier jump jet off the flight deck of the amphibious assault
ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). The AV-8B Harrier is assigned to the
"Bulldogs" of Marine Attack Squadron Two Two Three (VMA-223). Saipan is
currently underway in preparation for the ship's upcoming scheduled
deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Latrice
Ames. (RELEASED)
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