Stand by to be boarded: 31st MEU Maritime Raid Force conducts VBSS training [Image 30 of 31]

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

02.04.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) A Marine with the security platoon of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force provides security for his fellow Marines as they prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter 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)

• Date Taken: 02.04.2020
• Date Posted: 02.17.2020 22:12
• Photo ID: 6102501
• VIRIN: 200204-M-IB436-1912
• Resolution: 3371x5057
• Size: 3.03 MB
• Location: U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY