PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Ricardo Orantes, a native of Cocoa, Florida, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), refuels a forklift in the hangar bay. More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th MEU are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and the am
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Ricardo Orantes, a native of Cocoa, Florida, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), refuels a forklift in the hangar bay. More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th MEU are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG’s deployment later this year. America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22).
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