INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2022) Lt. Minghe Zang, left, a dental officer assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Tristan Rowley assigned to Alpha Company Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), triage a simulated casualty during a mass casualty training event aboard Portland, Jan. 20, 2022. The 11th MEU and Essex Amphibious Ready Group are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partners and serve as a ready response force to ensure maritime security and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick Katz)