101016-N-8335D-952 SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 16, 2010) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to participate in Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 (PHIBLEX 11). The annual, bilateral, amphibious-landing training exercise improves interoperability, increases readiness, and builds professional relationships between the military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Harpers Ferry is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean


101016-N-8335D-952 SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 16, 2010) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to participate in Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 (PHIBLEX 11). The annual, bilateral, amphibious-landing training exercise improves interoperability, increases readiness, and builds professional relationships between the military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Harpers Ferry is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released) US Navy 101016-N-8335D-952 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Fer


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