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    USS Somerset transits Strait of Hormuz [Image 4 of 9]

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    USS Somerset transits Strait of Hormuz

    STRAIT OF HORMUZ

    02.05.2021

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole  

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    210205-M-QM580-1032 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Feb. 5, 2021) – U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jesse Comer, a field artillery officer assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), reports a contact of interest through radio communications aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as the ship transits the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 5. Somerset, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole)

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    Date Taken: 02.05.2021
    Date Posted: 02.06.2021 13:01
    Photo ID: 6510816
    VIRIN: 210205-M-QM580-1032
    Resolution: 7489x4995
    Size: 18.7 MB
    Location: STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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