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Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Steven Figueroa, from Chicago, signals the crane operator during a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez. USS Green Bay (LPD 20)

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Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Steven Figueroa, from Chicago, signals the crane operator during a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez. USS Green Bay (LPD 20)

Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Steven Figueroa, from Chicago, signals the crane operator during a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) recovery aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia.

A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability.


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