15th MEU Marines depart USS Makin Island during Northern Edge 21 [Image 2 of 8]

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

05.03.2021

Photo by Cpl. Patrick Crosley 

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

210503-M-UY835-1018 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Pleshe, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches MV-22 Ospreys with VMM-164 (Rein.), 15th MEU, the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in support of Northern Edge 2021. U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick Crosley)

• Date Taken: 05.03.2021
• Date Posted: 05.04.2021 22:43
• Photo ID: 6629767
• VIRIN: 210503-M-UY835-1018
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 3.48 MB
• Location: NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN