U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Romilio Chavez, a scout with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilizes an M240B machine gun during a small craft action team drill aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Indian Ocean, May 16, 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. Nicole Stuart)
| Date Taken: | 05.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.16.2026 09:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9687919 |
| VIRIN: | 260516-M-KL381-1048 |
| Resolution: | 5149x2896 |
| Size: | 2.2 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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