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    Echo Battery, BLT 3/5 Marines Conduct Howitzer Gun Drills Aboard USS Portland [Image 6 of 14]

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    Echo Battery, BLT 3/5 Marines Conduct Howitzer Gun Drills Aboard USS Portland

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    06.08.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    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)

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    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

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