Live-Fire Exercise [Image 33 of 37]

INDIAN OCEAN

08.31.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Williams-Church 

USS Anchorage (LPD 23)

180901-N-YJ378-0010 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 1, 2018) Marines assigned to the Radio Battalion, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire M-4 assault rifles during a small arms live-fire qualification course on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The ARG/MEU is forward-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 Brandon Williams-Church)

• Date Taken: 08.31.2018
• Date Posted: 09.10.2018 11:11
• Photo ID: 4714792
• VIRIN: 180901-N-YJ378-0010
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 992.7 KB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN