PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2021) Senior Chief Boatswain�s Mate Herns Brilliant, the deck department leading chief petty officer aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), observes an empty well deck during a tactical surface offload. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps integration training provides the Essex Amphibious Ready Group/11th Marine Expeditionary Unit its first opportunity to plan, brief, and execute multiple mission packages. The Essex ARG is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)