The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation 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…
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 2 2018) An F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine…
Video:USS Boxer Takes on Food and Supplies During a Replenishment-at-Sea
Video:CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter Approaches the Flight Deck
Video:Two MEUs, One Ocean
Video:The ACE Embarks for Deployment with 13th MEU
Video:Transport Module Being Set Up on a LCAC
Slideshow:13th MEU visit, board, search and seizure exercise
