Pow, a specialized search dog with the Command Element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chews a ball while sporting his eye protection during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise at Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos, California, June 3, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units’ upcoming deployment. This exercise validates the ARG/MEU team’s ability to adapt and execute missions in ever-changing, unknown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13


Pow, a specialized search dog with the Command Element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chews a ball while sporting his eye protection during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise at Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos, California, June 3, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), the final exercise before the units’ upcoming deployment. This exercise validates the ARG/MEU team’s ability to adapt and execute missions in ever-changing, unknown environments. Upon completion of COMPTUEX, the 13th MEU and Essex ARG will be certified as the nation’s premier forward-deployed, crisis response force, capable of executing missions across the broad spectrum of military operations.


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