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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class William Pliler, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zachary Lynch, both assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty across the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

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Dec 20, 2023

USS Somerset (LPD 25) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class William Pliler, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zachary Lynch, both assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty across the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

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