PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2023) Navy Counselor 1st Class Brett Strach, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), climbs a side port ladder of a training vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), Somerset, and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)