GULF OF ADEN - Marine Lance Cpl. Cary Matthews, Lance Cpl. Juan Alvarado, and Lance Cpl. Franklin Zautcke, all machine gunners with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), take notes during a class on the escalation of force aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), September 6, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 13th MEU. The Essex ARG/13th MEU are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region,
GULF OF ADEN - Marine Lance Cpl. Cary Matthews, Lance Cpl. Juan Alvarado, and Lance Cpl. Franklin Zautcke, all machine gunners with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), take notes during a class on the escalation of force aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), September 6, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 13th MEU. The Essex ARG/13th MEU are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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