ABOARD USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42), At Sea, (Aug. 23, 2016)

ABOARD USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42), At Sea, (Aug. 23, 2016) – Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, embarked aboard the USS Germantown (LSD-42), conduct splash-and-recovery drills with Amphibious Assault Vehicles while underway as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, Aug. 23, 2016. Company G is the 31st MEU’s mechanized assault element, and specializes in ship-to-shore movement of Marine infantry. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and combines air-ground-logistics into a single team capable of addressing a wide variety of military operations in the Asia-Pacific region, from force projection and maritime security to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Rosales/released)