Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) recieve ammunition palletes from a landing craft, air cushion with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) during well-deck operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assult ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 30, 2018, underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex 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 ever-changing, unknown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the

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Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) recieve ammunition palletes from a landing craft, air cushion with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) during well-deck operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assult ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 30, 2018, underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex 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 ever-changing, unknown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation's premier forward-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations.

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