190721-M-XM144-042 CORAL SEA (July 21, 2019) Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attend a rehearsal of concept before a boat raid exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), underway in the Coral Sea, July 21, 2019. The 31st MEU and Wasp Amphibious Ready Group are currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training, enhancing the ability and proficiency to respond to crisis as part of a combined effort while maintaining regional security, peace and stability. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brennan Priest/Released)