PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2021) Lance Cpl. Evan Reed, from Adelanto, California, a transmissions system operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lays on a stretcher during a simulated mass casualty drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 22, 2021. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 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)