170404-N-ZQ712-0025 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2017) Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) conduct a training exercise in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 embarked Marines conducting amphibious squadron and Marine expeditionary unit integration operations in preparation for the ship's first operational deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood/Released)