26th MEU COMPTUEX [Image 9 of 35]

USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA

02.12.2013

Photo by Sgt. Chris Stone 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Marine Col. Matthew St. Clair, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, shakes hands with Tom Rhodes, a Regional Security Officer with the Department of State as he prepares to depart the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Feb. 12, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Stone/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.12.2013
• Date Posted: 03.27.2013 06:09
• Photo ID: 895669
• VIRIN: 130212-M-SO289-016
• Resolution: 4345x3428
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA