USS Anchorage transits Suez Canal [Image 4 of 12]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

12.06.2018

Photo by Sgt. Austin Mealy 

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 6, 2018) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Arevalo, an infantryman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), mans a small-caliber action team position aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 13th MEU are 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Mealy/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.06.2018
• Date Posted: 01.06.2019 06:39
• Photo ID: 5016493
• VIRIN: 181206-M-YR007-1001
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 1.8 MB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY