190629-M-XM144-145 CORAL SEA (June 29, 2019) Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to depart after boarding Landing Craft, Utility 1633 aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), underway in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2019. Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest/Released)