Sgt. Steven C. Spencer, an assistant section leader with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4 carbine during live fire Close Quarters Tactics training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 21, 2017. Marines with India Company train regularly to enhance their understanding and capabilities in combat at close quarters. India Company, the mechanized raid company for the 31st MEU, specializes in amphibious landings in Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphi
Sgt. Steven C. Spencer, an assistant section leader with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4 carbine during live fire Close Quarters Tactics training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 21, 2017. Marines with India Company train regularly to enhance their understanding and capabilities in combat at close quarters. India Company, the mechanized raid company for the 31st MEU, specializes in amphibious landings in Assault Amphibious Vehicles. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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