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    Recon rehearses VBSS aboard USS Ashland [Image 2 of 20]

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    Recon rehearses VBSS aboard USS Ashland

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.03.2021

    Photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez       

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) hovers above the flight deck as U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set security during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) rehearsal aboard dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Philippine Sea, on Feb. 2, 2021. VBSS is part of maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

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    Date Taken: 02.03.2021
    Date Posted: 02.10.2021 21:08
    Photo ID: 6511617
    VIRIN: 210202-M-MR595-0186
    Resolution: 5502x3668
    Size: 940.88 KB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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