Photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.02.2011
Reconnaissance Marines with the 11 the Marine Expeditionary Unit leave USS Makin Island for a nighttime exercise here Oct. 2. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28. The unit is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November....
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 03.29.2008
Sailors and Marines on-load equipment to a landing craft air cushion (LCAC 8) in the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) while conducting training exercises. Tarawa and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation in support of Maritime Security Operations. MSO helps set the conditions for......
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 03.29.2008
Sailors and Marines launch a raiding craft combat rubber inflatable (CRRC) from the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) to conduct training evolutions. CRRCs are used to conduct insertions of Marine personnel ashore prior to the initiation of the amphibious movement of the Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tarawa and the embarked 11th MEU are on a regularly scheduled deployment to......
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 03.29.2008
Sailors and Marines move a raiding craft combat rubber inflatable (CRRC) to the edge of the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) to conduct training evolutions. CRRCs are used to conduct insertions of Marine personnel ashore prior to the initiation of the amphibious movement of the Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tarawa and the embarked 11th MEU are on a regularly scheduled......
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 03.29.2008
Sailors and Marines move a raiding craft combat rubber inflatable (CRRC) to the edge of the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) to conduct training evolutions. CRRCs are used to conduct insertions of Marine personnel ashore prior to the initiation of the amphibious movement of the Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tarawa and the embarked 11th MEU are on a regularly scheduled......
