U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tiegh Simon, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches for vessels aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) while transiting the Balabac Strait, 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 Cpl. Avery Wayland)
| Date Taken: | 05.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2026 02:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9668354 |
| VIRIN: | 260504-M-TI498-1039 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 3.41 MB |
| Location: | SULU SEA |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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