11th MEU: Training is Continuous [Image 8 of 9]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

02.10.2017

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Brown    

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATION, USS Somerset (Feb. 10, 2017) U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Michael Francom, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman (SARC) with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears a ladder well during a close quarters tactics (CQT) rehearsal aboard the USS Somerset (LPD 25) , Feb. 10. A MRF’s SARC is highly trained in medical and tactical skills and is required to go through the same training as a reconnaissance Marine. The 11th MEU, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support security and stability in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr.)

• Date Taken: 02.10.2017
• Date Posted: 02.17.2017 01:38
• Photo ID: 3172518
• VIRIN: 170210-M-WQ703-007
• Resolution: 4075x2674
• Size: 1.07 MB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY