200131-M-IB436-3482 Kin Blue, KIN BLUE, OKINAWA, JAPAN (Jan. 31, 2020) A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembarks a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). The 31st MEU’s ability to conduct HIMARS amphibious landings provides a lethal capability in support of amphibious operations. Greenbay, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser/Released)