PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2021) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) guide a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during deck landing qualifications aboard the ship. Marines and Sailors of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th MEU are conducting routine training off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis Flores)