Subscribe
An inflatable target, roughly 10 feet high and 10 feet wide, sits inside the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before a defense of the amphibious task force (DATF) gunnery exercise, underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 27, 2018. During the training, Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and crewmen with the Wasp rehearsed ship security using a variety of mounted and dismounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As part of the DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team assumed a security posture to simulate travelling through potentially dangerous waters. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp ARG, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. BLT 2/5 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently underway aboard the Wasp during a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Pacific region. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.27.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.27.2018 09:17 |
| Photo ID: | 4779091 |
| VIRIN: | 180927-M-PJ332-009 |
| Resolution: | 1200x800 |
| Size: | 501.93 KB |
| Location: | ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
This work, 31st MEU Marines hone ship security tactics aboard Wasp [Image 10 of 10], by T. T. Parish, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
LEAVE A COMMENT