The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group is conducting a regional patrol in the Indo-Pacific region. [Image 8 of 124]

USS WASP (LHD 1), PHILIPPINE SEA, AT SEA

04.15.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Molina 

U.S. Navy           

180416-N-VK310-0007 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 16, 2018) Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), prepare to mount a .50-caliber machine gun in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during part of a Certification Exercise (CERTEX). The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Amphibious Squadron 11 are conducting a CERTEX as the final evaluation in a series of training exercises which ensures readiness for crisis response throughout the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Molina/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.15.2018
• Date Posted: 04.20.2018 00:03
• Photo ID: 4315651
• VIRIN: 180416-N-VK310-0007
• Resolution: 4968x3391
• Size: 828.94 KB
• Location: USS WASP (LHD 1), PHILIPPINE SEA, AT SEA