Pearl Harbor Sailors, 15th MEU Marines stand watch during strait transit [Image 122 of 214]

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

09.29.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristina Young 

U.S. Navy           

170929-N-UK248-177 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Sept. 29, 2017) Machinists Mate 3rd Class Travis Hemphill (front), a native of Santa Rosa, California, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Austin Pethtel, a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, both assigned to the small-caliber action team (SCAT) aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), stand watch on a .50-caliber machine gun in the ship’s wing walls. Pearl Harbor is part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Young/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.29.2017
• Date Posted: 10.06.2017 00:29
• Photo ID: 3840171
• VIRIN: 170929-N-UK248-177
• Resolution: 4747x3165
• Size: 904.22 KB
• Location: STRAIT OF HORMUZ