31st MEU Conducts VBSS Training [Image 3 of 10]

JAPAN

12.06.2022

Photo by Sgt. Andrew King 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marines assigned to the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security on the USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Kin, Okinawa, Dec. 7, 2022. VBSS training consists of boarding a vessel, systematically checking all compartments for enemy personnel, weapons or contraband. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)

• Date Taken: 12.06.2022
• Date Posted: 12.13.2022 00:00
• Photo ID: 7553678
• VIRIN: 221206-M-WM087-1218
• Resolution: 5209x3473
• Size: 9.07 MB
• Location: JP