A Marine assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron 231 inspects an AV-8B Harrier before flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Bold Alligator 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 2, 2012. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012, afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina.