ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 8, 2018) – Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Heidel, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/1, passes boxes aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a vertical replenishment while on a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The Essex is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operation in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean an


ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 8, 2018) – Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Heidel, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/1, passes boxes aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a vertical replenishment while on a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The Essex is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operation in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.


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