170516-N-UK248-0092 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2017) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Adeline Simms, from Edmond, Okla., assigned to the supply department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), gives a haircut to Lance Cpl. Cody Hayden, from Platteville, Colo., assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) in the ship's barber shop. More than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 15th MEU are currently conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California in preparation for the ARG's deployment later this year. America ARG is comprised of America, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), and the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Young/Released)