PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2021) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), prepare to sling load cargo beneath an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Alexis Flores)