A low bed, 50-ton medium-heavy equipment transporter trailer sits in the well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), off the coast of the Philippines. The 31st MEU is the first MEU to load and utilize the MHET. The MHET provides long distance transportation capabilities for heavy equipment including trams and assault amphibious vehicles.The Marines of CLB-31 maintained and operated vehicles in support of KAMANDAG 2, a multinational exercise involving the United States, Japan and the Philippines. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU provides a flexible ready force capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matt Navarra/Released)
Date Taken: | 09.29.2018 |
Date Posted: | 10.25.2018 22:02 |
Photo ID: | 4839908 |
VIRIN: | 180929-M-DN224-0002 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 14.71 MB |
Location: | PH |
Web Views: | 59 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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