KIN, Okinawa (Dec. 6, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fast rope onto USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training off the coast of Kin, Okinawa, Dec. 7, 2022. VBSS training consists of boarding a vessel, systematically checking all compartments for enemy personnel, weapons or contraband. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)