11 reactions | USS Lewis B Puller - Blue (ESB 3) performs various training events during exercise Iron Defender 2022 in the Arabian Gulf. Iron Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet and forces from the United Arab Emirates. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and harbor defense. (U.S. Army Video by SPC Frederick Poirier) | Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic | Facebook

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U.S. Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 19.2, conduct MV-22 Osprey landing qualifications and logistics run with the USS Lewis B. Puller, an Expeditionary Staging Base - 3 (ESB-3) naval vessel in an undisclosed location, Oct. 29, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a quick reaction force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) is a