A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs onto an LAV-25 during a live-fire range aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)
| Date Taken: | 04.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2026 00:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9639877 |
| VIRIN: | 260425-M-HU496-1032 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 3.78 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 62 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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