180905-M-QK461-390 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Alaska (Sept. 5, 2019) Sailor assigned to the USS Somerset (LPD 25), Expeditionary Strike Group 3, 3rd Fleet, guides Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, while conducting an amphibious on-load at sea during Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE), Sept. 5, 2019. Approximately 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in AECE 2019, a joint training exercise that tests expeditionary logistical capabilities in the Arctic region and prepares joint forces to respond to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Rubin J. Tan/Released)