PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 17, 2022) Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) exercise on small boats and a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter with the Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) as seen from the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)