Friday, October 7, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 7, 2011

Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land their rubber craft aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2), Oct. 5. The Marines were practicing launch and recovery of the craft in preparation for the MEU’s certification exercise. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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