200416-M-MY519-1062 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 16, 2020) Marines with Alpha company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive an assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) into the well deck of 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. Andrew R. Bray/Released)