PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jake MacGregor,

PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jake MacGregor, a squad leader with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo aboard the Wasp-Class Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th MEU, July 30, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)