PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 25, 2021) Sailors aboard a Mark VI patrol boat with Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Two, Bravo Company, connect a fuel nozzle during a refueling aboard dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 25, 2021. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the Amphibious Squadron 11 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 Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)