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Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Leading Seaman Brayden Kennedy, left, a boatswain’s mate assigned to RAN Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156), receives a challenge coin from Cmdr. Adam Peeples, the commanding officer of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during a cross-deck subject matter expert exchange as part of a multilateral exercise alongside RAN 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: | 9629507 |
| VIRIN: | 260414-M-FG738-1243 |
| Resolution: | 5138x2884 |
| Size: | 4.38 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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