PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 17, 2022) Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) use radios to communicate with Marines from the 31st MEU on small boats and a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter while watching them from a Scout Sniper Observation Telescope (left center), and image stabilizing binoculars on the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) exercise with the Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5). New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, 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 1st Class Desmond Parks)