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Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Aug. 3, 2004) -- Marine Capt. Joseph L. Beals assigned to
the "Fighting Griffins" of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six
Six HMM-266 lands his AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the
amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The Aircraft Combat Element
returned to Wasp after more than three months of operations in
Afghanistan. The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2) has been
on deployment since mid-February in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
(OIF) and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 1st Class James Edward Perkins (RELEASED)
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