Marines board and secure vessel at sea during VBSS exercise [Image 3 of 7]

ABOARD USNS CHARLES DREW (T-AKE 10), PHILIPPINE SEA

02.06.2019

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Bunyi 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure exercise, Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019. During the simulated VBSS, Marines with FRP rehearsed seizing and securing a simulated hostile vessel using speed and decisive action to gain control of the ship’s bridge, engine room and quarters. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released)

• Date Taken: 02.06.2019
• Date Posted: 02.09.2019 02:44
• Photo ID: 5089536
• VIRIN: 190206-M-PY691-261
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 4.88 MB
• Location: ABOARD USNS CHARLES DREW (T-AKE 10), PHILIPPINE SEA