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ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marine Cpl. Joao Almeida, a light armored reconnaissance vehicle operator with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), grapples with Sgt. Jacob Smith, communications chief with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, 13th MEU, during his green belt advancement culminating event while aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 15, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is 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 Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)
| Date Taken: | 01.15.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 01.18.2019 09:55 |
| Photo ID: | 5033253 |
| VIRIN: | 190115-M-LQ865-1010 |
| Resolution: | 2525x3787 |
| Size: | 714.67 KB |
| Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 45 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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