The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group leadership embark San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 in the South China Sea, June 10, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the BOXARG, 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: | 06.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 10:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9739233 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-M-TI498-1043 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 3.36 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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