PACIFIC OCEAN (April 26, 2021) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Sunday Morales III, assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), welds oxygen tank brackets for the Portland medical clinic. Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine training off the coast of southern California. Together, the 11th MEU, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and ships are designated as an ARG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis Flores)