USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that supported first response operations in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 16, 2017 following Hurricane Irma. The archival image documents sailors conducting flight operations on the flight deck during disaster relief support to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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