PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepare to stop a vessel in a rigid hull inflatable boat as part of a simulated scenario to defend the an oil platform while conducting a Maritime Infrastructure Protection exercise during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th MEU are currently conducting COMPTUEX off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG's deployment later this year. The America ARG is c
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepare to stop a vessel in a rigid hull inflatable boat as part of a simulated scenario to defend the an oil platform while conducting a Maritime Infrastructure Protection exercise during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th MEU are currently conducting COMPTUEX off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG's deployment later this year. The America ARG is comprised of San Diego, the amphibious dock landing ship, USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).
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