U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Fernando Gonzalez, a cannoneer with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves a .50 caliber machine gun while participating in a defense of the amphibious task force life-fire drill aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, April 3, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the United States’ long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)
| Date Taken: | 04.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.05.2026 01:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9598655 |
| VIRIN: | 260403-M-TI498-1507 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 578.11 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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