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Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire a Light Armored Vehicle’s M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun during a defense of the amphibious task force drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 27, 2018. As part of the DATF-D, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)
| Date Taken: | 09.27.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.28.2018 00:19 |
| Photo ID: | 4779906 |
| VIRIN: | 180927-M-AF376-151 |
| Resolution: | 2000x1333 |
| Size: | 570.62 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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Wasp ARG, 31st MEU conduct DATF drill in the South China Sea
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