PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2018) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Leon

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2018) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Leon Smith a military police officer with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), teaches non-lethal training aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. 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. Austin Mealy)