PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2020) Sailor assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), removes chains from an AH-1Z Viper in preparation for Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to takeoff from the flight deck of the ship. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th MEU are currently conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole)