Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance operability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency and advance the Up-Gunned ESG concept. [Image 24 of 63]

USS WASP (LHD 1), AT SEA, JAPAN

03.19.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker 

U.S. Navy           

180320-N-RI884-0234
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2018) A MK-38 (Mod 2) 25 mm machine gun system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) is fired as part of a gun exercise. Wasp, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance operability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency and advance the Up-Gunned ESG concept. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.19.2018
• Date Posted: 03.23.2018 00:05
• Photo ID: 4239997
• VIRIN: 180320-N-RI884-0234
• Resolution: 3000x1942
• Size: 712.02 KB
• Location: USS WASP (LHD 1), AT SEA, JP