MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 15, 2018) Marines Cpl. Alexander Oleksy, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), fires a GAU-17/A mini machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom during a live-fire exercise while embarked on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct 15, 2018. Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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