ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Bierenga shoots an M16 rifle while participating in a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during 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 Mediter
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Bierenga shoots an M16 rifle while participating in a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during 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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