Video by Sgt. Brendan Custer | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.08.2022
COLOMBO SRI LANKA (Jan. 19, 2023) – U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), man the rails while pulling into port, Jan. 19. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melvin Fatimehin | Expeditionary Strike Group 3 | 02.13.2022
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training evolution with Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 12-13, 2022. The two-day training evolution focused on the safety and ship-to-shore capabilities for both the......
Video by Sgt. Destiny Dempsey | 1st Marine Division | 10.20.2021
U.S. Marines offload an amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, from amphibious dock landing ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 21. The ACV onload and offload aboard Anchorage was part of a pierside multi-day strategic mobility exercise (STRATMOBEX) focused on transport capabilities for both the Marine Corps and Navy and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Zachary Holden | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.03.2019
The U.S. Navy launched two LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushioned) hovercrafts from the USS Anchorage on Monday, June 3rd during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) training exercise at Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Oregon. LCACs have a payload of 60 tons, and can transport cargo such as humanitarian aid supplies and heavy construction vehicles to assist coastal areas that may be......
Video by Sgt. Victoria Taylor | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.21.2018
Cpl. Justin Chiovitti, a Houston Texans fan, shouts out to friends and family members back home in Houston, Texas for the Texans Monday Night Football Game, Nov. 21, 2018. The USS Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security......
Video by Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.15.2018
SAKHIR AIRBASE, Bahrain (Nov. 16, 2018) - Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate and showcase some of the MEU's air capabilities during the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 18. BIAS, a biennial event, is an opportunity to strengthen military-to-military relationships with regional partners and European allies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Joshua......
Video by Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.15.2018
SAKHIR AIRBASE, Bahrain (Nov. 14, 2018) - Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, showcase the MV-22B Osprey during the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 18. BIAS, a biennial event, is an opportunity to strengthen military-to-military relationships with regional partners and European allies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Joshua......
Video by Cpl. Francisco Diaz and Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 09.27.2018
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) conduct flight deck operations in support of the F-35B's first combat strike, Sept. 27, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked......