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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 16, 2009) -- Landing signalmen enlisted Aviation
Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kevin Bourne, from Brooklyn, NY
assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)
signals an AH-1Z Super Cobra assigned to the air combat element of the
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) it is clear to take-off.
Harpers Ferry and the 31st MEU are taking part in Exercise Cobra Gold,
an annual Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored joint coalition multinational
military exercise designed to train a Thai, U.S. and Singaporean
Coalition Task Force. The exercise will also include humanitarian civic
action projects with participating nations from Indonesia, Japan,
Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. White (Released)
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