Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18) fire M2 .50-caliber machine guns during a defense of the amphibious task force live-fire aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 2, 2022. DATF scenarios focus Navy and Marine Corps forces on defending ARG shipping and the drills allowed the ARG-MEU team to improve their proficiency when integrating fires. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18) fire M2 .50-caliber machine guns during a defense of the amphibious task force live-fire aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 2, 2022. DATF scenarios focus Navy and Marine Corps forces on defending ARG shipping and the drills allowed the ARG-MEU team to improve their proficiency when integrating fires. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.
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