PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Shannon, an

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Shannon, an assault man with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 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 14, 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. A. J. Van Fredenberg)