U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit load into a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Jan. 17, 1998, during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations.