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    Task Force Marines Provide Security Through Surigao Strait [Image 6 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 Lance Cpl. Jacob Perez, a logistics specialist assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for surface contacts through ship-mounted binoculars during defense of the amphibious task force 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. Perez is a native of Texas. (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: 9530534
    VIRIN: 260217-M-FG738-1111
    Resolution: 9504x5344
    Size: 14.82 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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