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    Essex 2018 Deployment [Image 11 of 28]

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    Essex 2018 Deployment

    ARGENTINA

    12.06.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Phillips 

    U.S. Navy           

    181206-N-AN781-1039 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 6, 2018) Sailors perform a pre-check on a 40mm saluting battery before a live-fire exercise aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Phillips/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.06.2018
    Date Posted: 12.11.2018 00:32
    Photo ID: 4963588
    VIRIN: 181206-N-AN781-1039
    Resolution: 4682x3121
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: AR

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