180610-N-PH222-0094 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 10, 2018) Midshipman 1st Class Hailey Burns, left, observes the duties of Ensign Taylor Poynter as acting coning officer aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore during their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)