200208-M-LD713-048 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 8, 2020) Gunnery Sgt. Alvaro Lainez, company gunnery sgt. with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers a mission brief aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship 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. Kevan Dunlop/Released)