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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Section chiefs with Battery C., Battalion Landing Team, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit explain in their own words why artillery is known as the king of battle. The battery Marines are participating in the Fire Support Coordination Exercise conducting fire missions in response to Joint Tactical Air Controllers call for fire against notional enemy positions during Alligator Dagger, Sept. 8, 2017. Alligator Dagger is an opportunity for the Blue-Green team to demonstrate they are a strong, flexible force ready to execute crisis response missions within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The MEU-ARG’s flexibility to conduct aggregated or disaggregated operations makes it uniquely suited to consistently respond to mission sets TF 51/5 may task at particularly decisive points for combat operations or humanitarian missions setting them apart from their forward deployed counterparts.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F Cordoba)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 8, 2017) Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a visit, board, search and seizure mission aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) during exercise Alligator Dagger 2017. VBSSs are conducted to capture and control a suspected enemy vessel in order to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling operations on the sea. Available expeditionary Navy/Marine Corps forces stand ready aboard ships to assure allies, deter potential adversaries and provide persistent U.S. presence. Alligator Dagger provides opportunity to enhance capabilities in critical mission sets inherent to the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Capt. Maida Zheng/Released)"

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team comprising of Amphibious Ready Group America, embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Puller and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, will conduct sustainment and high-level tactical proficiency training to prepare our forces for expeditionary operations at sea, from the sea and ashore in one of the world's most austere environments during Alligator Dagger 17 beginning Sept. 4, 2017 in Djibouti. Alligator Dagger 17 is Task Force 51/5’s dedicated, unilateral combat rehearsal provided to the ARG/MEU, USS Puller and SPMAGTF-CR-CC in which each of the elements work together as a combined Navy and Marine Corps team to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities that are available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.

A 63 ton mechanized vehicle containing a team of Marines who create coordinated chaos on the battlefield. Check out the Pride of the Pacific’s Tank Platoon “putting steel on target” at Exercise Alligator Dagger.