U.S. Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer fire control training in the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the South China Sea, June 9, 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: | 06.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.09.2026 04:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9736036 |
| VIRIN: | 260609-M-TI498-1199 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 4.83 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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