Amphibious Assault Vehicles with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load the well deck of USS Ashland (LSD 48) as the ship heads for the Philippines in support of Operation Damayan, Nov. 17. Elements of the 31st MEU are deploying at the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines in support of Joint Task Force 505. The 31st MEU is ideally suited for humanitarian assistance operations, with aviation and amphibious platforms capable of rapidly delivering relief supplies, medical assistance, and transportation and engineer equipment to affected areas that are inaccessible by other means. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena/Released)
Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena
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