PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 21, 2021) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jehudi Rodriguez, a military working dog handler with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), from Brownsville, Texas, reads a book while waiting for a standing mission on amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 23, 2021. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Salas)