160308-N-PQ745-083 EAST SEA (March 8, 2016) The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), front, and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are underway in formation with 17 other ships from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navy during a photographic exercise (PHOTOEX) as a part of Exercise Ssang Yong 2016. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U. S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin L. Webb/Released)