U.S. Marine Corps GySgt Nicholas Bamburg, right, a watch chief with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks over a Marine’s gear after detainee handling procedures training in the hanger bay aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the South China Sea, June 3, 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit execute defense of the amphibious task force aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while transiting the Surigao Strait, April 26, 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. Joseph Helms and Sgt. Trent A. Henry)
