PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) Unmanned aerial vehicle operators supporting the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attach the wings of a VBAT Unmanned Aerial System during pre-flight assembly aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), Aug. 17, 2021. 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 Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz)