Onboard the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) Sailors play football on the ship's flight deck during a steel beach picnic celebrating the halfway point of their deployment. TThe BOXER is the flagship for Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group currently operating in the Persian Gulf conducting maritime security operations in support of the U.S. 5th Fleet on Dec. 13, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Joshua Valcarcel) (Released)
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Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4)
Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Joshua Valcarcel, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
13/12/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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