Sgt. Jordan Keith, a Light Armored Vehicle crewman
Summary
Sgt. Jordan Keith, a Light Armored Vehicle crewman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines reloads a Light Armored Vehicle’s M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun during gunnery training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Sept. 24, 2018. During the training, the Marines staged LAVs atop the Wasp’s flight deck to refine their gunnery capabilities to act as ship security. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)
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2nd battalion
south china sea
iii marine expeditionary force
31st meu
31st marine expeditionary unit
uss wasp lhd 1
lav
5th marines
battalion landing team
company g
lar
golf company
blt 2 5
light armored vehicle
gce
ground combat element
light armored reconnaissance
lance cpl alexis betances
lar marines train for shipboard security aboard the uss wasp
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high resolution
us marine corps
flight deck
golf
Date
24/09/2018
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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