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    Task Force Marines Provide Security Through Surigao Strait [Image 5 of 9]

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    Task Force Marines Provide Security Through Surigao Strait

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    02.16.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    SURIGAO STRAIT (Feb. 17, 2026) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Derick Emanuelson, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security during defense of the amphibious task force as part of the small craft action team aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) while transiting through the Surigao Strait Feb. 17, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. Emanuelson is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps phooto by Sgt. Brian Knowles)

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    Date Taken: 02.16.2026
    Date Posted: 02.21.2026 09:15
    Photo ID: 9530533
    VIRIN: 260217-M-FG738-1066
    Resolution: 9504x5344
    Size: 7.84 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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