A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166, the aviation combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a machine gun in a UH-1Y Venom during a simulated strait transit. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th MEU are fully integrating for the first time before their summer deployment. Amphibious Squadron, MEU integration training is a crucial pre-deployment exercise that allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to rapidly plan and execute complex operations from Naval shipping. ( Navy and Marine Corps photo by MC3 Ryan Breeden)

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Keywords: 13th, amphibious, arg, essex, expeditionary, group, marine, marines, meu, ready, sailors, unit