U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 4, 2018) U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load onto an MV-22B Osprey during rapid response training aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 4, 2018. The 26th MEU and Iwo Jima amphibious ready group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner/Released)
SAN DIEGO (May 7, 2018) American Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 manned the .50-caliber machine gun aboard MKVI patrol boat as it escorts the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) as part of unit level training provided by Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Training and Evaluation Unit. CRG provides a core capability to defend designated high value assets throughout the green and blue-water environment and providing deployable Adaptive Force Packages (AFP) worldwide in an integrated, joint and combined theater of operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr/Released)