PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2020) U.S. Navy Capt. John Kurtz, the commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), prepares for takeoff in a UH-1Y Venom alongside Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th MEU are currently conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)