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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Skelton, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aims down the sights of an M-500 shotgun while conducting weapons familiarization training in the lower vehicle deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), May 15, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trace Gorsuch)
| Date Taken: | 05.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.22.2026 20:58 |
| Photo ID: | 9699596 |
| VIRIN: | 260515-N-GT017-1121 |
| Resolution: | 5177x3451 |
| Size: | 4.94 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 17 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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