31st MEU Marines practice launch and recover operations [Image 7 of 7]

USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42), AT SEA

02.07.2016

Photo by Cpl. Samantha Villarreal 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

A Marine with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit signals to waiting sailors during launch and recovery operations on the Germantown (LSD 42) Feb. 7, 2016. The raised fist informs the sailors who will be throwing the rope necessary to pull the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft back into the ship. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently on their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samantha Villarreal/Released

• Date Taken: 02.07.2016
• Date Posted: 02.09.2016 08:59
• Photo ID: 2391611
• VIRIN: 160206-M-TA699-344
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 1.65 MB
• Location: USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42), AT SEA