Navy Cmdr. Emily Royse, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), poses with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) CAPT Masahiro Oyama, Commander, Landing Ship Division ONEduring Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unity (MEU) and the JMSDF, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. The 31st MEU is oper
Navy Cmdr. Emily Royse, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), poses with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) CAPT Masahiro Oyama, Commander, Landing Ship Division ONEduring Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unity (MEU) and the JMSDF, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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