U.S. Marines and Sailors depart from Marine Corps Support

U.S. Marines and Sailors depart from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, on a tender boat to the USNS Lopez (T-AK 3010) to begin Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 20, Feb. 8, 2020. MPFEX 20 is a military exercise in which Marines and Sailors worked together to offload and process military equipment from a single MPF ship, the U.S. Naval Ship Lopez. The exercise is a rehearsal of the Marines and Sailors’ ability to conduct safe, efficient offloads while in a tactical environment while working in close coordination with their 2nd and 6th Fleet counterparts to enhance the rapid and scalable deployment of naval expeditionary forces in European theaters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)