AV-8B, US Navy Photogrpah, operation Enduring Freedom

At sea aboard USS Bonhomme Richard An AV-8B Harrier jump jet assigned to the White Knights of Helicopter Medium Squadron One Six Five (HMM-165), with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Aviation Combat Element, prepares for launch to conduct a combat sortie over Afghanistan. Bonhomme Richard is conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan J. Ferbert. File# 020116-M-1499F-002