Machine-gunner Lance Cpl. Dalton Stredwick cooks crab legs for a Mardi Gras dinner aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans, here, Feb. 21. The 20-year-old Bozeman, Mont., native serves with Company L, one of three rifle companies with Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The landing team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Date Taken: | 02.21.2012 |
Date Posted: | 02.26.2012 02:30 |
Photo ID: | 531438 |
VIRIN: | 120221-M-EE799-074 |
Resolution: | 4624x3144 |
Size: | 1.37 MB |
Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 70 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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