A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft takes off.
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) underway in the Pacific Ocean on July 26, 2009. The Cleveland, assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Readiness Group, is conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year.