GULF OF ADEN - Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Rister, an infantry fire team leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), delivers an uppercut against Cpl. Rebecca Koppel, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th MEU, during a sparring event for Martial Arts Instructor Course aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) on October 5, 2018. The Essex ARG/13th MEU are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central


GULF OF ADEN - Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Rister, an infantry fire team leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), delivers an uppercut against Cpl. Rebecca Koppel, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th MEU, during a sparring event for Martial Arts Instructor Course aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) on October 5, 2018. The Essex ARG/13th MEU are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.


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