12/27/2013: USS Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Credit:USS Boxer (LHD 4):10/23/13
- In the first photo, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Austin Moore directs an AV-8B Harrier II with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) before it takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).
- In the second photo, a sailor directs an MH-60S Seahawk for landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).
- In the third photo, Seaman Villard Vitalis, from Clifton, N.J., looks out of the ‚ “big eyes” during watch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).