GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 29, 2015) Marine Master Sgt. Brian Stirrat, left, cooks on the grill during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Stirrat is the Operations Chief with Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard the Anchorage, which is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fl


GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 29, 2015) Marine Master Sgt. Brian Stirrat, left, cooks on the grill during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Stirrat is the Operations Chief with Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard the Anchorage, which is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)


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