ARABIAN SEA– U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Carter Nicolini, left, and Lance Cpl. Bradly Howell, right, both airframers with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wipe down their tools while aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Dec. 29, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability 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 Sgt. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)
Date Taken: | 12.29.2018 |
Date Posted: | 12.30.2018 13:17 |
Photo ID: | 5005710 |
VIRIN: | 181229-M-PK127-1001 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 2.6 MB |
Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 103 |
Downloads: | 4 |
This work, Hangar Bay Operations [Image 9 of 9], by Sgt Francisco Diaz, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.