ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 4, 2018) – Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Jimenez, assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, disassembles an M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun on a light-armored vehicle in the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a 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
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 4, 2018) – Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Jimenez, assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, disassembles an M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun on a light-armored vehicle in the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a 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 the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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