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    26th MEU Marines Complete Simulated Airfield Seizure during C2X [Image 2 of 4]

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    26th MEU Marines Complete Simulated Airfield Seizure during C2X

    ATLANTIC OCEAN

    05.30.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Toby Johnson, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarks a MV-22 Osprey aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit executed a simulated airfield seizure from the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in order to set conditions to establish a forward arming and refueling point, during Composite Training Unit Exercise (C2X), Atlantic Ocean, May 30, 2023. The speed with which the Marines were able to establish the FARP demonstrates a capability that critical t conducting expeditionary operations in a contested environment. C2X is the final at sea period in the Pre-deployment Training for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2023
    Date Posted: 06.05.2023 18:05
    Photo ID: 7838285
    VIRIN: 230530-M-AK118-1049
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 428.62 KB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN

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