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Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Leading Seaman Brayden Kennedy, center, a boatswain’s mate assigned to RAN Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156), speaks to U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during a cross-deck subject matter expert exchange aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of a multilateral exercise alongside the Royal Australian Navy and Canadian Armed Forces in the South China Sea, April 14, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with Allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2026 12:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9629469 |
| VIRIN: | 260414-M-FG738-1081 |
| Resolution: | 5783x3246 |
| Size: | 3 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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