USS ESSEX, USPACOM, AT SEA
A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepares for a reconnaissance and surveillance mission during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego March 1, 2015. MRF Marines took off from the USS Essex (LHD-2) and parachuted from an Osprey in order to set up an observation point prior to a follow-on mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
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