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    Eyes on you: 31st MEU’s MRF sniper team observes VBSS on USS Germantown (LSD 42) [Image 5 of 13]

    Eyes on you: 31st MEU’s MRF sniper team observes VBSS on USS Germantown (LSD 42)

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    09.06.2020

    Photo by Sgt. Audrey Rampton 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Cpl. Edward Gonzales a reconnaissance Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Amphibious Raid Force, looks through a scope during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) mission aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18). VBSS is part of Maritime Interception Operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 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. The America ARG, 31st MEU team remains the premier crisis response force in the region despite the unique challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Audrey M. C. Rampton)

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2020
    Date Posted: 09.06.2020 22:46
    Photo ID: 6341424
    VIRIN: 200906-M-IP473-1057
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 642.37 KB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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