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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Baez Padilla, a platoon sergeant, pins 2nd Lt. Davin Gates, a platoon commander, both with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during his promotion ceremony on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, April 29, 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 Cpl. Avery Wayland)
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2026 09:59 |
| Photo ID: | 9655681 |
| VIRIN: | 260429-M-TI498-1166 |
| Resolution: | 5208x3472 |
| Size: | 2.66 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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