U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), teach a class on basic air-cart operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Arabian Sea Dec. 29, 2018.
The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.) Original public domain image from Flickr