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02/11/2019 02:16 PM

A Long Way from Home for Quartermaster Seaman Gladstone


Quartermaster Seaman Zachary Gladstone of Branford reads bearings from a telescopic alidade during a sea and anchor evolution as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives in Sattahip, Thailand on Feb. 7, 2019.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez
Navy Shares Photo of Branford Sailor Reading Bearings in Thailand

190207-N-DX072-1280 SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 7, 2019): Quartermaster Seaman Zachary Gladstone, from Branford, Conn., reads bearings from a telescopic alidade on the port bridge-wing during a sea and anchor evolution as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives in Sattahip.

Green Bay, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is in Thailand to participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2019. Cobra Gold is a multinational exercise co-sponsored by Thailand and the United States that is designed to advance regional security and effective response to crisis contingencies through a robust multinational force to address common goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reporters Note: The Navy Office of Community Outreach travels the globe to collect sailors photos and distribute them to their hometown media. This photo was received on Feb. 11, 2019.