SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2023) – Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) receive replenishments at sea from Puma helicopter pilots with the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), March 17. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and Anchorage, and operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2023) – Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) receive replenishments at sea from Puma helicopter pilots with the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), March 17. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and Anchorage, and operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Gillam)
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