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    Essex 2018 Deployment

    INDIAN OCEAN

    09.01.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Brock 

    USS Essex (LHD 2)

    180831-N-LH273-0078

    INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 31 2018) – Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a live-fire small arms gun shoot aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam Brock)

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    Date Taken: 09.01.2018
    Date Posted: 09.05.2018 01:50
    Photo ID: 4701549
    VIRIN: 180831-N-LH273-0078
    Resolution: 4292x3066
    Size: 1.14 MB
    Location: INDIAN OCEAN

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