An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a hover exercise off the flight deck of the USS Makin Island during the 11th MEU’s WESTPAC 14-2 deployment, Aug. 11, 2014. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are deployed as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/Released)