PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 6, 2022) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sit in formation in combat rubber raiding crafts during a launch and recovery exercise. The Marines conducted this exercise to refine launching and recovering from USS New Orleans (LPD 18) with help from Sailors assigned to the New Orleans. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Yvonne Iwae)