A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), not shown, during a Spanish Army-led amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility Feb. 24, 2014. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in the exercise. The 22nd MEU was deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve the interoperability, readiness and professional relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations.
GySgt Freddy Cantu
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