250624-N-BW367-1247 CORAL SEA (June 24, 2025) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit treat a simulated casualty in a decontamination station on the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting a chemical response element exercise in the Coral Sea, June 24. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Douglass)
