Caption:
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2009) -- An MV-22 Osprey begins its take-off
procedures aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Fort McHenry
(LSD 43). Elements of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group and the
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are off the Atlantic Coast
for a certification exercise (CERTEX), the third and final
certification for the amphibious readiness group and the 22nd MEU
before their deployment later this spring. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd class Ryan Steinhour (RELEASED)
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