Mar 15 2023

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth

230215-N-ZQ263-1189 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2023) Ships and aircraft from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), operate in formation in the South China Sea. NIMCSG, MKI ARG and 13th MEU, are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, maritime superiority, power projection and readiness. Operations include integrated training designed to advance interoperability between the two groups while simultaneously demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. NIMCSG is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Lagadi)

Mar 15 2023

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Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Laird

230215-N-AT895-1074 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2023) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 maneuvers in front of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, maritime superiority, power projection and readiness. Operations include integrated training designed to advance interoperability between the two groups while simultaneously demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. NIMCSG is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Laird)

Mar 15 2023

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Petty Officer 2nd Class David Ro

230212-N-MJ302-1560 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2023) Aircraft from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG) fly in formation past the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). NIMCSG and MKI ARG, with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations in the South China Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training in the Indo-Pacific region. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)

Mar 15 2023

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Petty Officer 2nd Class David Ro

230212-N-MJ302-1560 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2023) Aircraft from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG) fly in formation past the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). NIMCSG and MKI ARG, with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations in the South China Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training in the Indo-Pacific region. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)

Mar 12 2023

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Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, escort simulated evacuees to a C-130-H3 during Cobra Gold 23 in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand on March 5, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Mar 12 2023

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Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Reynaga, left, and Lance Cpl. Derek Yonan, both machine gunners with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, show the M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun to a Royal Thai Marine during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert)

Mar 12 2023

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Gunnery Sgt. Chad Pulliam

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (Rein.) 362, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly over multinational forces during an amphibious exercise as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 23 in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 3, 2023. Participating nations conducted operations simultaneously across multiple locations to refine command and control processes while fostering interoperability. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad J. Pulliam)

Mar 12 2023

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Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ianivette Cirino, a landing support specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, processes a simulated evacuee using the Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation Tracking System during Cobra Gold 23 in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand on March 5, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robczust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Mar 12 2023

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Sgt. Brendan Custer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Constante, a field radio operator assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up a AN/PRC-160 radio before an amphibious exercise as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 3, 2023. Participating nations conducted operations simultaneously across multiple locations to refine command and control processes while fostering interoperability. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer)

Feb 01 2023

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Sgt. Brendan Custer

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka (Jan. 23, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ismara Garcia, a wrecker operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses the winch of a AMK 36 to recover a simulated stuck vehicle during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Jan. 23, in Mullikulam. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer)

Feb 01 2023

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Sgt. Brendan Custer

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka (Jan. 23, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Wesley, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a Sri Lanka Navy medical officer a sample of fresh water from a lightweight water purification system during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Jan. 23, in Mullikulam. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer)

Jan 31 2023

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Sgt. Brendan Custer

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka (Jan. 23, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Merrill, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs a 624K tractor rubberized wheel articulated steering multipurpose during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Jan. 23 in Mullikulam. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer)

Jan 31 2023

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Sgt. Kevin Rivas

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka (Jan. 22, 2023) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Dieujuste Joseph, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, meets with Sri Lanka Navy Sailors during an amphibious landing for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Sri Lanka 2023 in Mullikulam, Jan. 22. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)

Jan 26 2023

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Sgt. Kevin Rivas

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Jan. 20, 2023) – U.S. Navy Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) listen to a religious leader during a religious engagement for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Sri Lanka 2023 in Colombo, Jan. 20. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)

Jan 26 2023

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Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 22, 2023) - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Austin Grimes, a chaplain with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads a chapel service aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Jan. 22. The 13th MEU is embarked on the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the Makin Island and amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert)

Jan 26 2023

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Sgt. Kevin Rivas

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 7, 2023) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Walling, battalion chaplain with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives the evening prayer to the Marines and Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), Jan. 7. The 13th MEU is embarked on the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)