DUBLIN, Ireland (Aug. 27, 2023) George Zurabashvili, left, ambassador of Georgia to Ireland, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Kharatishvili, a machine gunner with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary (Unit MEU), pose for a picture with the Georgian flag aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a distinguished visitor reception in Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 27, 2023. Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)