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GULF OF ADEN - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Rock, an aviation boatswain mate handler with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), salutes an F-35B Lightning II during takeoff from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Sept. 22, 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: | 09.22.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2018 12:18 |
| Photo ID: | 4768177 |
| VIRIN: | 180922-M-PK127-1007 |
| Resolution: | 4945x3297 |
| Size: | 1.01 MB |
| Location: | GULF OF ADEN |
| Web Views: | 138 |
| Downloads: | 35 |
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