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    Stand by to be boarded: 31st MEU Maritime Raid Force conducts VBSS training [Image 4 of 31]

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    Military personnel in full tactical gear are conducting what appears to be a breaching or cutting operation on a ship's deck, with visible sparks generated by a cutting tool being applied to a wooden or metal frame. At least three operators are present, wearing MARPAT camouflage uniforms consistent with U.S. Marines, equipped with helmets, night-vision mounts, body armor, and tactical accessories. The setting appears to be the deck of a naval vessel during a training or operational exercise.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.04.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force uses a cutting torch to conduct a breach during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) full mission profile aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). VBSS incorporates air, ground and surface combat assets from across the Blue-Green team to quickly interdict adversary ships at sea. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

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    Date Taken: 02.04.2020
    Date Posted: 02.18.2020 01:05
    Photo ID: 6102446
    VIRIN: 200204-M-IB436-1152
    Resolution: 4485x2990
    Size: 3.26 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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