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GULF OF ADEN – U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Ceasr Lua, an anti-tank missleman, and Lance Cpl. Julio Ortiz, a motorman, both with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), disassemble an M-240B machine gun during weapons maintenance aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), September 4, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.04.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2018 17:06 |
| Photo ID: | 4699872 |
| VIRIN: | 180904-M-PK127-1017 |
| Resolution: | 5123x3415 |
| Size: | 1.31 MB |
| Location: | GULF OF ADEN |
| Web Views: | 112 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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