RELEASED PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) – Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) depart an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, attached to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (REIN), on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance
RELEASED PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) – Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) depart an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, attached to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (REIN), on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations.
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