160303-N-YR245-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 3, 2016) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) take the biannual Navy-wide E-6 advancement exam in the mess decks of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) team are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)