Subscribe
Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and sailors of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) ride a Landing Craft Utility from the USS Wasp to Queens, N.Y. to support disaster relief operations, Nov. 9, 2012. The 26th MEU is able to provide generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently conducting pre-deployment training, preparing for their departure in 2013. As an expeditionary force operating from the sea the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations.
| Date Taken: | 11.09.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 11.10.2012 10:54 |
| Photo ID: | 780195 |
| VIRIN: | 121109-M-LP523-001 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
| Size: | 6.3 MB |
| Location: | USS WASP, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 20 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
This work, 26th MEU Hurricane Sandy Response [Image 82 of 82], by Cpl Michael Lockett, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
