15th MEU Returns to Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group [Image 4 of 4]

AT SEA

04.10.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Gaines 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) unload their equipment in the ship's hangar bay during their return to USS Boxer (LHD 4) after conducting operations in Iraq. Boxer is the flagship for Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group, currently operating in the Arabian Gulf conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of U.S. 5th Fleet. MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the Arabian Gulf and protect Iraq's sea-based infrastructure to help provide the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian Gaines)

• Date Taken: 04.10.2007
• Date Posted: 04.16.2007 16:28
• Photo ID: 41595
• VIRIN: 070412-N-4007G-006
• Resolution: 2450x1750
• Size: 718.57 KB
• Location: AT SEA