U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wil Hanson, a field artillery fire controlman with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a U.S. Navy Seaman Jaliel Shelby assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) search for vessels while transiting the Surigao Strait, May 2, 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: | 05.02.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 06:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9657295 |
| VIRIN: | 260501-M-HU496-1014 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 1.79 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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