200204-N-FA868-1036 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Lt. Kat Elsner, the general medical officer on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), from Long Island, New York, assesses a patient during an advanced trauma life support drill in the ship’s main battle dressing station. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team, is operating in the 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore C. Lee/Released)