A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries an M252 81 mm mortar system while conducting gun drills aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), in the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.16.2026 14:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9618863 |
| VIRIN: | 260414-M-FP389-2392 |
| Resolution: | 7168x4781 |
| Size: | 7.63 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 69 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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