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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Bride, the commander of troops, center, reaffirms the oath of enlistment with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chardonnay Schwartz, center right, the ammunition chief both assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of her meritorious promotion ceremony 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2026 08:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9611037 |
| VIRIN: | 260402-M-FG738-1232 |
| Resolution: | 5565x3124 |
| Size: | 3.74 MB |
| Location: | CEBU, PH |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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