U.S. Department of Defense
08/11/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/12/2022 18:02
Blackhearts Train at Night
Marines assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit - nicknamed the Blackhearts - recently participated in well deck operations training aboard the USS New Orleans.
Line Labor
Marines throw and receive lines from sailors during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
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The Marines conducted the training at night with sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship in the Philippine Sea.
Boat Business
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gardy Lebon, executive officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lays on a combat rubber raiding craft during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
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Boat Business
A sailor aboard the USS New Orleans holds a line during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
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Paddling Out
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Navy Cmdr. Randall Schimpf, USS New Orleans executive officer, paddle out during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
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The Marine expeditionary unit is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, working to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Spotlight: Focus on Indo-Pacific Spotlight: Focus on Indo-Pacific: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Focus-on-Indo-Pacific/