26th MEU COMPTUEX [Image 2 of 79]

USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA

01.30.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

An AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies over the Atlantic Ocean en route to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), sailing off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., Jan. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.30.2013
• Date Posted: 02.03.2013 05:27
• Photo ID: 826163
• VIRIN: 130130-M-HF949-001
• Resolution: 1920x1080
• Size: 355.81 KB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), AT SEA