SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 15, 2020) Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) look at the Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) out of the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, after departing amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure of the CG 52. Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the Americ


SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 15, 2020) Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) look at the Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) out of the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, after departing amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure of the CG 52. Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)


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