151204-N-YL073-009 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 4, 2015) Lance Cpl. James Leon, from Fillmore, Calif., attached to the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), installs electric countermeasure equipment in the tail of an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26 MEU, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shamira Purifoy/Released)