U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reload their M27 infantry automatic rifles during a live-fire range on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, August 31, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conduct flight operations in the South China Sea, June 9, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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)
