151214-N-YR245-037 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2015) Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCAC), assigned Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, prepare to depart the well deck during an amphibious raid exercise of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is underway off the coast of Southern California completing a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is the final evaluation of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) and Boxer ARG prior to deployment and is intended to certify their readiness to conduct integrated missions across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte)