ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2018) Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) shoot M9 pistols while participating in a live-fire exercise during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting to the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Oc


ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2018) Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) shoot M9 pistols while participating in a live-fire exercise during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting to the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.


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