Reconnaissance Marines test new boat engines [Image 6 of 9]

USS BOXER, AT SEA

05.04.2009

Photo by Cpl. Robert Medina 

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

Marines with Reconnaissance and Surveillance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, successfully start their new, experimental Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft engines during training operations, May 4. Marines also conducted maneuver training, high-speed cast and recovery drills and landings on the stern gate of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. The 13th MEU and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group are currently on a deployment in support of regional Maritime Security Operations. MSO help develop security in the maritime environment and complement the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations. From security arises stability that results in global economic prosperity. These operations seek to disrupt violent extremists' use of the maritime environment to transport personnel and weapons or serve as a venue for attack.

• Date Taken: 05.04.2009
• Date Posted: 05.06.2009 06:49
• Photo ID: 169983
• VIRIN: 090504-M-6334M-240
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 1012.67 KB
• Location: USS BOXER, AT SEA