26th MEU COMPTUEX [Image 16 of 35]

USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA

02.16.2013

Photo by Sgt. Chris Stone 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Runnels, a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat correspondent, records video of a landing craft air cushion exiting the well deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Feb. 16, 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 Q. Stone/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.16.2013
• Date Posted: 03.27.2013 06:09
• Photo ID: 895676
• VIRIN: 130216-M-SO289-001
• Resolution: 4716x3368
• Size: 1.52 MB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA