U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Greg Schmidt, a special operations independent duty corpsman with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens to remarks during a celebration of the 128th birthday of the Navy Hospital Corps aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the South China Sea, June 17, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Sgt. Joseph Helms)
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.22.2026 02:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9764475 |
| VIRIN: | 260617-M-YF186-1592 |
| Resolution: | 3648x5472 |
| Size: | 3.2 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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