PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2021) A Sailor assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 prepares to launch Landing Craft, Air Cushion 72, in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27). Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are conducting integrated training off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian M. Simmons)