Sgt. Joseph Hecht, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon, climbs a caving ladder during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48) while underway off the coast of Okinawa, Aug. 30, 2018. Hecht, a native of Fort Plain, New York, graduated Fort Plain High School, June 2010; he enlisted May 2011. The Maritime Raid Force trains for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Plouffe/Released)
Date Taken: | 08.30.2018 |
Date Posted: | 10.07.2018 03:59 |
Photo ID: | 4787785 |
VIRIN: | 180830-M-GT736-166 |
Resolution: | 4143x2762 |
Size: | 1.6 MB |
Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 22 |
Downloads: | 39 |
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