U.S. Pacific Fleet
200919-N-KL617-1037
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Alexander Grube, from Allentown, Penn., loads an ammunition belt into an M240 machine gun during a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven (ESG 7), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
200919-N-KL617-1037
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Alexander Grube, from Allentown, Penn., loads an ammunition belt into an M240 machine gun during a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven (ESG 7), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)