A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, grabs onto a ladder in the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the South China Sea, May 4, 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 Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)
| Date Taken: | 05.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2026 02:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9668287 |
| VIRIN: | 260504-M-CK747-1094 |
| Resolution: | 6543x4362 |
| Size: | 8.54 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 1 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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