JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Va. (Aug. 18, 2023) A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion offloads U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, after disembarking from the amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) during defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) mission rehearsals at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, Aug. 21, 2023. Marines and Sailors with the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) Maritime DSCA Task Force conducted a full destructive weather mission rehearsal, designed by II MEF and United States Fleet Forces Command to prepare their capabilities for a future DSCA mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alfonso Livrieri)