ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2015) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) Airman Aponte Allan, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, fuels an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Oct. 16, 2015.
Kearsarge, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaleb R. Staples/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr