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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Runnels, left, a squad leader, is congratulated by 1st Lt. John Kelly III, executive officer, both with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, April 13, 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 Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2026 01:35 |
| Photo ID: | 9620618 |
| VIRIN: | 260413-M-CK747-1177 |
| Resolution: | 5203x3469 |
| Size: | 3.8 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 29 |
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