Gunnery Sgt. William Negahnquet, combat cargo staff

Gunnery Sgt. William Negahnquet, combat cargo staff non-commissioned officer assigned to USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), escorts Col. Sean “Sumo” Salene and SgtMaj. John Elliot assigned to Special Marine Air Ground Task Force, aboard the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship during a flight operation June 8, 2017. LPD 19 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt Adaecus G. Brooks)