INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 2, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, left, commanding general of Joint Force Maritime Component Command, Joint Task Force Quartz, is greeted by U.S. Navy Capt. John Kurtz, the commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole)