Keywords: portugal portugal marines portugalmarines u.s. navy usnavy u.s. marines usmarines marine corps marinecorps marines lcac beach assault beachassault trident juncture 15 tridentjuncture15 outdoor 151020-M-WC184-016 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal – A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) directs Portuguese Marines at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa beach in Portugal, while participating in a combined amphibious assault exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, during Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (United States Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Long/ Released) 151020-M-WC184-016 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal – A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) directs Portuguese Marines at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa beach in Portugal, while participating in a combined amphibious assault exercise, Oct. 20, 2015, during Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (United States Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Long/ Released) |