SULU SEA – U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Shelton Needham

SULU SEA – U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Shelton Needham (left) with Lance Cpl. Kaleb Thompson (right) with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), look out to sea aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during search and rescue operations for a missing Marine attached to the 13th MEU, while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU, August 13, 2018. The Essex ARG/13th MEU is currently deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)