U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Coffey, left, an aircraft weapons technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt. Terry Burse III, a logistics specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th MEU, stack water bottles on the island of Saipan, April 18, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is providing vital defense support to civil authorities, contributing to crisis response and recovery efforts in the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku. In supporting FEMA and local governments, the 11th MEU fills critical capability gaps to enable restoration of essential services by civil authorities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a live-fire machine gun range aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)