Green Whale [Image 257 of 273]

OKINAWA, JAPAN

03.08.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna Weisenberger 

U.S. Navy           

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, maneuver off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, March 8, 2017. AAVs maneuvered into the well deck of USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of the 31st MEU's regularly scheduled spring patrol aboard ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st MEU’s air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.08.2017
• Date Posted: 03.18.2017 01:04
• Photo ID: 3239551
• VIRIN: 170308-M-UA621-001
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 1 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP