190114-M-EC058-0046 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2019) Capt. Ron Dowdell, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), addresses Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a welcome aboard orientation aboard the Boxer. The 11th MEU is conducting routine operations as a part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck/Released)