A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts an open-water transit to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) in the Pacific Ocean March 23, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)
U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard, and Republic of India service members assigned to 2nd Madras Regiment, 91st Infantry Brigade, participate in a bilateral training rehearsal during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 23, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional...
VISAKHAPATNAM, India – Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit embraced India's culture during celebrations, athletic exchanges, and community relations engagements as they participate in Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2024.
Currently in the harbor phase, Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH's third iteration incorporated multiple community relations engagement opportunities, friendly sports competitions, and for the first time, participation by Marines and Sailors in a Holi celebration alongside service members from the Indian Armed Forces.
Over 200 Marines and Sailors who arrived to Visakhapatnam aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) took the opportunity to join their Indian counterparts to develop...