26th MEU COMPTUEX [Image 39 of 66]

USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), USNORTHCOM, AT SEA

02.04.2013

Photo by Cpl. Michael Lockett 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

The USS San Antonio (LPD 17) is underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at sea, Feb. 4, 2013. COMPTUEX is 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 photo by Cpl. Michael S. Lockett/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.04.2013
• Date Posted: 02.13.2013 13:01
• Photo ID: 864911
• VIRIN: 130204-M-LP523-014
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 4.94 MB
• Location: USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), USNORTHCOM, AT SEA