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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2012) - Marine pilot Maj. Howard Longwell from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit waves from the cockpit of an an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during flight operations. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHR ARG), along with the 31st MEU, is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the BHR ARG and 31st MEU’s capabilites of doing certain missions such as humaintarian assistance and disaster relief operations or non-combatant evacuation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell)

Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940). The Open Sea. Oil on masonite. 22¾ x 32½ in. (57.8 x 82.6 cm.)