Ship Life, US Navy Photogrpah

PACIFIC OCEAN –Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts weapons maintenance aboard USS America (LHA 6), May 7, 2017. Proper weapons maintenance is critical to the MEU’s mission because it allows the BLT to provide embassy reinforcements in any corner of the world should a situation deteriorate beyond the capabilities of a regional security officer has at their disposal, in order to add an extra layer to their security by providing additional capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)