PACIFIC OCEAN (September 3, 2021) — Captain Matthew Thomas, commanding officer aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), oversees a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199), Sept. 3. Portland, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communic
PACIFIC OCEAN (September 3, 2021) — Captain Matthew Thomas, commanding officer aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), oversees a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199), Sept. 3. Portland, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)
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