Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Curtis, a hospital corpsman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, sights-in with an M110 semiautomatic sniper rifle aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a defense of the amphibious task force (DATF) gunnery exercise, underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 27, 2018. Curtis, a native of Milaca, Minnesota, graduated from Milaca High School in June 2013 before enlisting in the Navy the same month. During the training, Marines with BLT 2/5 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 09:18 |
Photo ID: | 4779112 |
VIRIN: | 180927-M-PJ332-038 |
Resolution: | 1200x800 |
Size: | 605.92 KB |
Location: | ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), ABOARD USS WASP (LHD 1), SOUTH CHINA SEA |
Hometown: | MILACA, MN, US |
Web Views: | 51 |
Downloads: | 14 |
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