PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 13, 2020) Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Force 75 aboard Patrol Boat (PB) Mk VI prepare to fire a Browning M2 .50 Caliber machine gun during maritime operations. Maritime Expeditionary Security Force and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit assigned to Commander, Task Force 75 (CTF 75) embarked and are conducting integrated littoral maritime security operations from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) with the Marines and Sailors already deployed as Task Force Ellis from I Marine Expeditionary Force. PB Mk VI provides increased capabilities to amphibious warships and can operate directly in support of the Navy platform or independently in support of mission tasking. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Manuel A. Serrano)