U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Phineas French, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Aniceto Hernandez, both light armored reconnaissance platoon leaders with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supervise LAV-25s 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: | 04.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2026 00:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9639882 |
| VIRIN: | 260425-M-HU496-1082 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 4.31 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 52 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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