Amphibious Assault [Image 2 of 8]

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

06.13.2018

Photo by Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg 

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

An assault amphibious vehicle with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moves into position during Kilo Company’s assault at Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2018. The USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training 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 everchanging, unknown enviornments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation’s premier forwar-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg)

• Date Taken: 06.13.2018
• Date Posted: 06.20.2018 22:47
• Photo ID: 4497305
• VIRIN: 180613-M-LQ865-856
• Resolution: 4665x2624
• Size: 7.33 MB
• Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US