NORFOLK (March 16, 2022) Sailors remove mooring lines from the pier as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepares to depart Naval Station Norfolk, March 16, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), deployed from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, N.C. for a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)