Keywords: US Navy 040707-N-2972R-036 Sailors and Marines prepare for flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to transport elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Kuwait Naval Base.jpg en 040707-N-2972R-036 Arabian Gulf July 7 2004 - Sailors and Marines prepare for flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 to transport elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU to the Kuwait Naval Base as amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood LHA 3 steams in the distance Kearsarge is surge deployed to transport elements of the 24th MEU to the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF and the global war on terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero RELEASED 2004-07-07 040707-N-2972R-036 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 15910 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 |