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    WASP ARG Conducts DATF exercise

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    09.27.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alexandra Seeley 

    USS WASP (LHD 1)   

    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 27, 2018) Gunners Mate 3rd Class William Mooney shoots a .50 caliber machine gun as Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Light Armored Vehicle’s M242B Bushmaster 25mm chain gun during a Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). As part of the DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, assumed a security posture, to simulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp ARG, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency (U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley)

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    Date Taken: 09.27.2018
    Date Posted: 09.27.2018 11:21
    Photo ID: 4779301
    VIRIN: 180927-N-JN784-0073
    Resolution: 1000x714
    Size: 179.98 KB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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