Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon, secure the flight deck of the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the 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: | 5089538 |
VIRIN: | 190206-M-PY691-304 |
Resolution: | 4911x3274 |
Size: | 3.78 MB |
Location: | ABOARD USNS CHARLES DREW (T-AKE 10), PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 58 |
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