A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approaches the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) to conduct helicopter support team training in the South China Sea Feb. 20, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (


A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approaches the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) to conduct helicopter support team training in the South China Sea Feb. 20, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)


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