190703-M-XM144-031 CORAL SEA (July 1, 2019) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, return to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in combat rubber raiding craft after a boat raid exercise in the Coral Sea, July 3, 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 Cpl. Brennan Priest/Released)