USNS Pililaau carries Marines, memories [Image 6 of 9]

USNS PILILAAU, AT SEA

02.06.2015

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Marine veteran, Byron H. Coates, an ordnance mechanic on the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, talks to Cpl. Alexander Vousden, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle operator with the Offload Preparation Party, Feb. 6. He helped the OPP Marines conduct pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. “Byron loves talking with the Marines, sharing his stories and giving his knowledge and advice,” said Donald W. Burcher, the lead mechanic aboard the Pililaau. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.06.2015
• Date Posted: 02.10.2015 09:14
• Photo ID: 1760964
• VIRIN: 150206-M-MH123-100
• Resolution: 4512x3336
• Size: 1.29 MB
• Location: USNS PILILAAU, AT SEA