INDIAN OCEAN - U.S. Marine Cpl. John Hooper, braces
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INDIAN OCEAN - U.S. Marine Cpl. John Hooper, braces himself as Sgt. Clint Holloway, both machine gunners with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs around his body as part of the Martial Arts Instructor course while aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), Sept. 3, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 13th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security 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 Cpl. Danny Gonzalez/Released)
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