U.S. Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) remove wheel chocks and chains from a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during routine flight operations aboard Somerset in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 15, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations 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. Aidan Hekker)
Date Taken: | 02.15.2024 |
Date Posted: | 02.20.2024 06:29 |
Photo ID: | 8246194 |
VIRIN: | 240215-M-HP224-1087 |
Resolution: | 7404x4938 |
Size: | 4.17 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 115 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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