U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Melkonyan, a machine gunner assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the small caliber action team as the Somerset transits the Basilan Strait Feb. 18, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz)
Date Taken: | 02.18.2024 |
Date Posted: | 02.22.2024 07:42 |
Photo ID: | 8249433 |
VIRIN: | 240218-M-PO838-1007 |
Resolution: | 7952x5304 |
Size: | 2.37 MB |
Location: | USS SOMERSET (LPD 25), PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 138 |
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