Lance Cpl. Ryant Williams, a native of Rome, Ga., and machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through binoculars aboard the USS New York to observe his surroundings as the ship transits through the Suez Canal off the coast of Egypt, Nov. 5, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is currently in the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility as a disaster relief and crisis response force. Since deploying in March, they have supported a variety of missions in the U.S. Central and European Commands, assisted the Navy in safeguarding sea lanes, and conducted various bilateral and unilateral training events in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The 24th MEU is scheduled to return to their home bases in North Carolina later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim/Released)
Date Taken: | 11.05.2012 |
Date Posted: | 11.08.2012 07:33 |
Photo ID: | 778461 |
VIRIN: | 121105-M-KU932-063 |
Resolution: | 2520x1680 |
Size: | 1.99 MB |
Location: | AT SEA |
Web Views: | 1,024 |
Downloads: | 14 |
This work, Suez Canal [Image 12 of 12], by Cpl Michael Petersheim, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.