190313-N-IK871-1013 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 13, 2019) A Marine assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) waits for Sailors and Marines to offload vehicles from a landing craft, air cushion during an amphibious exercise. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is 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 an
190313-N-IK871-1013 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 13, 2019) A Marine assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) waits for Sailors and Marines to offload vehicles from a landing craft, air cushion during an amphibious exercise. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas R. Boris/Released)
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