GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 6, 2016) A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guides a light armored vehicle (LAV) inside the vehicle storage area of the USS Somerset (LPD 25) during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 6, 2016. The LAVs were being repositioned for loading onto a landing craft air cushion in preparation for an amphibious assault rehearsal. Alligator Dagger, a 5th Fleet exercise, enables the force to maintain a high level of amphibious readiness, and postures the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th MEU to shape actions across the range of military operati
GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 6, 2016) A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guides a light armored vehicle (LAV) inside the vehicle storage area of the USS Somerset (LPD 25) during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 6, 2016. The LAVs were being repositioned for loading onto a landing craft air cushion in preparation for an amphibious assault rehearsal. Alligator Dagger, a 5th Fleet exercise, enables the force to maintain a high level of amphibious readiness, and postures the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th MEU to shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict, conduct humanitarian assistance, or combat enemies in remote, austere environments otherwise inaccessible. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery C. Laning)
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