200131-M-IB436-5096 KIN BLUE, Okinawa (Jan. 31, 2020) Lance Cpl. Makai Clemons, a scout swimmer with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, emerges from the ocean to conduct beach reconnaissance prior to a small boat raid. 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. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser/Released)