Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. Sailors, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and U.S. Marines, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), after a physical training session on the ship’s flight deck, May 29, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is in Singapore with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Miles)
