A Marine from the ordnance division of Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron-162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations
Capable), arms an AV-8B Harrier’s CATM-9 Sidewinder Missile
aboard USS Kearsarge prior to an air-to-air training sortie. The 26th
MEU, theater reserve for U.S. Central Command, is embarked aboard ships
of the Kearsarge Strike Group in the northern Arabian Gulf. (Photo
courtesy of the ordnance division)
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