EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2023) - A Navy flight deck handler, assigned to the amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), waits as Marines Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for take-off aboard the America, March 16. The 13th MEU is embarked on the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the amphibious transport docks USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the 7th Fleet area
EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2023) - A Navy flight deck handler, assigned to the amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), waits as Marines Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for take-off aboard the America, March 16. The 13th MEU is embarked on the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the amphibious transport docks USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy's largest forward deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad J. Pulliam)
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