170508-N-AC237-0696 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2017) – Gunners Mate Seaman Christian Wingate (left), a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania prepares the MK-38 machine gun system in preparation for a simulated training exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. The America ARG is c
170508-N-AC237-0696 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2017) – Gunners Mate Seaman Christian Wingate (left), a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania prepares the MK-38 machine gun system in preparation for a simulated training exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. The America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Wooddy/Released)
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