An AV-8B Harrier II takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13TH MEU), is returning to home port at San Diego from an eight-month deployment to the western Pacific and the U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)