Ready to fire: 31st MEU Marines load ordnance on F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft [Image 3 of 10]

CORAL SEA

06.10.2019

Photo by Cpl. Brennan Priest 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

An ordnance Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects 25mm semi-armor piercing high explosive incendiary tracer rounds prior to a Tactical Air Control Party exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, June 10, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

• Date Taken: 06.10.2019
• Date Posted: 06.22.2019 00:43
• Photo ID: 5490090
• VIRIN: 190610-M-XM144-040
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 9.11 MB
• Location: CORAL SEA