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    Task Force Ashland Conducts Cross-Deck Subject Matter Expert Exchange with Australian Sailors [Image 14 of 14]

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    Task Force Ashland Conducts Cross-Deck Subject Matter Expert Exchange with Australian Sailors

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    04.13.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    U.S. Navy Sailor Ensign Caleb Barela, left, the surface warfare division officer assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sailor assigned to RAN Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a cross-deck subject matter expert exchange during 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)

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    Date Taken: 04.13.2026
    Date Posted: 04.21.2026 12:28
    Photo ID: 9629546
    VIRIN: 260414-M-FG738-1541
    Resolution: 6000x3368
    Size: 4.81 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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