Caption:
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2008) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling
3rd Class Lataf Bush waits to launch an AH-1W Cobra from Marine Medium
Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 264, while an SH-60B from Anti-Submarine
Helicopter Squadron Light (HSL) 42 flies by the multi-purpose
amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, the flagship of
the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment
en route to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility
supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann (Released)
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