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At sea aboard USS George Washington An F-14 "Tomcat" assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) prepares to land on the ships flight deck as the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) steams in the background. Washington is participating in exercise Mediterranean Shark while at sea during a regularly scheduled six-month deployment. Mediterranean Shark is a bilateral training exercise conducted in Morocco by a U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), to show the effectiveness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The MAGTF allows commands to task organized surface and air assets for use in meeting specific operational goals. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rex Nelson. File# 020927-N-6433N-001

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at sea aboard uss george washington marine air ground task force exercise mediterranean shark f 14 fighter squadron one zero three magtf photographer mate airman rex nelson ddg 72 uss george washington us navy us navy ships missile destroyer guided missile destroyer flight deck high resolution marine expeditionary unit mediterranean region jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft military aircraft air ground task force
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2000 - 2020
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At sea aboard USS George Washington
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U.S. NAVY
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https://www.navy.mil/
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label_outline Explore Exercise Mediterranean Shark, Photographer Mate Airman Rex Nelson, Fighter Squadron One Zero Three

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at sea aboard uss george washington marine air ground task force exercise mediterranean shark f 14 fighter squadron one zero three magtf photographer mate airman rex nelson ddg 72 uss george washington us navy us navy ships missile destroyer guided missile destroyer flight deck high resolution marine expeditionary unit mediterranean region jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft military aircraft air ground task force