Keywords: US Navy 040803-N-8590P-065 Capt. Joseph L. Beals assigned to the ^ldquo,Fighting Griffins^rdquo, of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six Six HMM-266 lands his AV-8B Harrier.jpg en Arabian Gulf Aug 3 2004 - Capt Joseph L Beals assigned to the Fighting Griffins of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six Six HMM-266 lands his AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp LHD 1 The Aircraft Combat Element returned to Wasp after more than three months of operations in Afghanistan The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group Two ESG-2 has been on deployment since mid-February in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF and the global war on terrorism U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class James Edward Perkins RELEASED 2004-08-03 040803-N-8590P-065 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16848 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class James Edward Perkins PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Wasp LHD-1 flight deck AV-8B Harrier II US Marine Corps in flight |