190707-M-XM144-004 CORAL SEA (July 7, 2019) A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force communicates over radio to his team during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), underway in the Coral Sea, July 7, 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)