U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Michael Quintos directs an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft as it taxies on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while under way in the Sea of Japan Sept. 2, 2010, during the fly-on of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson, U.S. Navy/Released)