200202-M-IB436-1358 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2020) Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carry their gear off an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, 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)