U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III/Released 111120-M-0000C-000.jpg
Nov 20, 2011
An AV-8B Harrier with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), takes off from USS Makin Island here Nov. 20 for a joint air-to-air training exercise with the Hawaiian Air National Guardâ??s 19th Fight Squadron. The training exposes pilots to different tactics, and the capabilities and limitations of different aircraft, said Capt. John D. Dirk, a Harrier pilot with HMM-268 (Rein.) Dirk, is a 31-year-old Fort Worth, Texas native. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 to begin a seven-month deployment through the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
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