A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 542 (VMA-542) lands on the the flight deck of aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 1, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations.