160114-N-KK081-097 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Jan. 14, 2016) – Capt. Greg G. Vinci (center), commanding officer of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, talks to Marine Corps Col. Joseph Clearfield, assistant chief of staff for 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Col. David Higgins, deputy operations officer for 1st Marine Expeditionary Battalion, about the Naval Support Element’s role during an exercise in the 5th Fleet area of operations. Military Sealift Command ships USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) and USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) participated in a Navy, Marine Co


160114-N-KK081-097 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Jan. 14, 2016) – Capt. Greg G. Vinci (center), commanding officer of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, talks to Marine Corps Col. Joseph Clearfield, assistant chief of staff for 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Col. David Higgins, deputy operations officer for 1st Marine Expeditionary Battalion, about the Naval Support Element’s role during an exercise in the 5th Fleet area of operations. Military Sealift Command ships USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) and USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) participated in a Navy, Marine Corps and Army joint Maritime Prepositioning Force offload exercise. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan/Released)


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