PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 21, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Mariangelys Ojeda Marrero, left, from Puerto Rico, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), inserts a nose plug into an inert practice bomb, while Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Rafael Gonzalez Borras, from Miami, also assigned to America, supervises. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, serving as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shelby M. Tucker)