PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2021) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), assist with the loading of Marines and equipment from Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, onto a Landing Craft, Air Cushion in the ship�s well deck. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps integration training provides the Essex Amphibious Ready Group/11th MEU 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)