PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 10, 2022) Hospital Corpsman Shannon Callahan, left, from Oswego, Ill., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious ship USS America (LHA 6), and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Carlton Tucker, from Detroit, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use a stretcher to carry off a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill on the ship’s flight deck. America, flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st 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 Thomas B. Contant)