180503-M-YR007-1059 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2018) Sailors piloting Landing Craft, Air Cushioned 75, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, return to San Clemente Island, Calif., after safely transporting U.S. Marines with the artillery detachment of Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the San-Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), May 3, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Mealy/Released)