OF ADEN (Sept. 14 2018) –Cmdr. Bradley Coletti, executive officer of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), and Capt. Gerald Olin, commander, Amphibious Squadron 1, bow their heads in prayer during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony while on a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Regi

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