Anchorage 2018 Deployment [Image 19 of 151]

INDIAN OCEAN

09.01.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Breeden    

U.S. Navy           

180902-N-PH222-0003
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2018) Quartermaster 2nd Class Brandon Sassone, from Plainview, N.Y., plots ship position as quartermaster of the watch in the pilot house aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 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 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.01.2018
• Date Posted: 09.10.2018 09:55
• Photo ID: 4713172
• VIRIN: 180902-N-PH222-0003
• Resolution: 4225x3018
• Size: 400.53 KB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN