INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Thomas Schnell, from Omaha, Neb., directs an MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), from the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Sept 9, 2021. Pearl Harbor, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)