U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter onto the USS Hopper (DDG 70), Carrier Strike Group 1, during a visit, board, search, and seizure training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2023. VBSS is part of maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)
Date Taken: | 12.08.2023 |
Date Posted: | 12.09.2023 22:44 |
Photo ID: | 8160360 |
VIRIN: | 231208-M-WE079-1025 |
Resolution: | 6221x4147 |
Size: | 4.45 MB |
Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 107 |
Downloads: | 14 |
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