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    15th MEU All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment Marines conduct maritime reconnaissance, surveillance in support of Operation Octave Quartz [Image 1 of 9]

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    15th MEU All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment Marines conduct maritime reconnaissance, surveillance in support of Operation Octave Quartz

    201227-M-JX780-1228 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2020) – U.S. Marines with the All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit scan for threats from an 11-meter naval special warfare rigid-hull inflatable boat during maritime reconnaissance and surveillance off the coast of Kismayo, Somalia. The 15th MEU, embarked on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, conducts operations under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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    Date Taken: 12.27.2020
    Date Posted: 02.22.2021 06:30
    Photo ID: 6527707
    VIRIN: 201227-M-JX780-1228
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 6.29 MB
    Location: INDIAN OCEAN

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