190702-M-LD713-456 CORAL SEA (July 2, 2019) Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load on to an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, July 2, 2019. Wasp, flagship 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 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. Kevan Dunlop/Released)