ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Carson Vanderporton, an air framer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), smoothens the edges of an F-35B Lighting II aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Oct. 3, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. Fifth 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)
Date Taken: | 10.03.2018 |
Date Posted: | 10.07.2018 05:33 |
Photo ID: | 4801382 |
VIRIN: | 181003-M-PK127-1001 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 1.13 MB |
Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 45 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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