COMPTUEX [Image 10 of 10]

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, PACIFIC OCEAN

05.31.2018

Photo by Cpl. Francisco Diaz 

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

Capt. Douglas Murray (left), and Capt. Donald Stanford (right), CH-53E Super Stallion pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walk across the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and 13th MEU conducted Composite Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units' upcoming deployment. This exercise validates the ARG/MEU team's ability to adapt and execute missions in ever-changing, unknown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation's premier forward-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)

• Date Taken: 05.31.2018
• Date Posted: 06.02.2018 16:35
• Photo ID: 4442286
• VIRIN: 180601-M-PK127-0005
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 421.05 KB
• Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, PACIFIC OCEAN