U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Desiree Matos, a motor vehicle operator, with the Combat Logistics Battalion 31, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Marine Logistics Group, prepares QUADCONS for offloading from Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during arrival at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, July 23, 2026. Rushmore assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 / Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, ESG 7 / CTF-76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. Matos is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kindsey Calvert)
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2026 22:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9832908 |
| VIRIN: | 260723-M-AJ819-1047 |
| Resolution: | 4261x3044 |
| Size: | 2.03 MB |
| Location: | WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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