GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 14, 2018) Chief Machinist’s Mate Juan Lopez pins chief anchors on Chief Gunner’s Mate Clarence Jones during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting
GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 14, 2018) Chief Machinist’s Mate Juan Lopez pins chief anchors on Chief Gunner’s Mate Clarence Jones during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting to the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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