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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chardonnay Schwartz, center, the ammunition chief, stands at attention in front of Lt. Col. Matt Bride, right, the commander of troops, both assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, as part of Schwartz's meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in Cebu, Visayas, Philippines, April 2, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible, purpose-built force ready to integrate with allies and partners or respond to crisis, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. Schwartz is a native of New Jersey and Bride is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2026 08:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9611034 |
| VIRIN: | 260402-M-FG738-1068 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3368 |
| Size: | 4.16 MB |
| Location: | CEBU, PH |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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