ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare a fast rope from an MH-60S Seahawk attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 9, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean an

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• Dimensions: 4492 x 2527 px | 38 x 21.4 cm | 15 x 8.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 9 January 2019

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ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare a fast rope from an MH-60S Seahawk attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 9, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)