VMFA-211 Squad Competition [Image 3 of 9]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

12.01.2018

Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson 

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

ARABIAN GULF - U.S. Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officers with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), run with a tire while participating in a squad competition aboard the Wasp-Class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Dec. 1, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. Fifth 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 Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.01.2018
• Date Posted: 12.03.2018 07:34
• Photo ID: 4942525
• VIRIN: 181201-M-HH269-0152
• Resolution: 4474x2517
• Size: 803.4 KB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY