KOREA STRAIT (March 31, 2023) – A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) signals to a Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the Makin Island, March 31, 2023. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert)
Date Taken: | 03.31.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.02.2023 20:19 |
Photo ID: | 7717994 |
VIRIN: | 230331-M-VS123-1043 |
Resolution: | 6160x4107 |
Size: | 3.03 MB |
Location: | AT SEA, KOREA STRAIT |
Web Views: | 152 |
Downloads: | 18 |
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