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Marines assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit — nicknamed the Blackhearts — recently participated in well deck operations training aboard the USS New Orleans.
Marines throw and receive lines from sailors during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
The Marines conducted the training at night with sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship in the Philippine Sea.
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gardy Lebon, executive officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lays on a combat rubber raiding craft during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. A sailor aboard the USS New Orleans holds a line during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Navy Cmdr. Randall Schimpf, USS New Orleans executive officer, paddle out during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
The Marine expeditionary unit is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, working to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to enter a combat rubber raiding craft during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gardy Lebon, executive officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, relays instructions during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marines carry a combat rubber raiding craft during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marines throw and receive lines from sailors aboard the USS New Orleans during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matt Canon, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lays on a combat rubber raiding craft during a well deck operations ship verification for the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. A sailor aboard the USS New Orleans signals to Marines during a well deck operations ship verification in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Sailors prepare to receive combat rubber raiding crafts during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit throw a line to sailors during a well deck operations ship verification aboard the USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022.
