Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move into position to take the next objective during Kilo Company’s assault at Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2018. The USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units’ upcoming deployment. This Exercise validates the ARG/MEU team’s ability to adapt and execute missions in everchanging, unknown enviornments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation’s premier fo

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Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move into position to take the next objective during Kilo Company’s assault at Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2018. The USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units’ upcoming deployment. This Exercise validates the ARG/MEU team’s ability to adapt and execute missions in everchanging, unknown enviornments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation’s premier forwar-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations.

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