ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), pass boxes to one another during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 8, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG 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: | 01.08.2019 |
Date Posted: | 01.08.2019 22:55 |
Photo ID: | 5019052 |
VIRIN: | 190108-M-PK127-1003 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 1.05 MB |
Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 128 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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