Marines get sprayed with OC on the flight deck [Image 15 of 16]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

11.14.2018

Photo by Cpl. Danny Gonzalez       

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

ARABIAN GULF - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mason Xiong, an infantry Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks up while planking during an Oleoresin Capsicum spray confidence course aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), Nov. 14, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU are 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. Danny Gonzalez/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.14.2018
• Date Posted: 11.23.2018 14:04
• Photo ID: 4915186
• VIRIN: 181114-M-MR595-2669
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 422.96 KB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY