CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Aug. 2, 2021) Sailors with Assault Craft Unit Four, tie down a joint light tactical vehicle to a landing craft, air cushion to be transported to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for a mission rehearsal during Large Scale Exercise with II Marine Expeditionary at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2021. II MEF is a maritime force inextricably linked to our Navy partners in U.S. 6th and 2nd Fleets, creating mutual interdependence with our Fleet counterparts leverages our collective capabilities and increases maritime lethality. LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training capabilities to create an intense, robust training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)