Engineman 1st Class Taylor Lewis, from Inglewood, California, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, secures line on a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Det. Guam, as it gets underway from Naval Base Guam Sep. 19, 2018 as part of Valiant Shield 2018. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air,

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Engineman 1st Class Taylor Lewis, from Inglewood, California, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, secures line on a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Det. Guam, as it gets underway from Naval Base Guam Sep. 19, 2018 as part of Valiant Shield 2018. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

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