U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Cortez-Garcia, right, and Cpl. Jerome Salgado, low altitude air defense gunners with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), man defense of the amphibious task force watch as San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) transits the Balabac Strait, May 4, 2026. Portland, part 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 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard)
| Date Taken: | 05.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2026 01:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9727017 |
| VIRIN: | 260504-N-FG645-1017 |
| Resolution: | 5232x3488 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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