170725-N-JN784-083 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 25, 2017) Boatswain�s Mate 3rd Class Hunter Procter signals to Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) as they drive amphibious assault vehicles into the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Talisman Saber 2017. The biennial U.S. and Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia designed to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S. and Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley/Released)