PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines assigned to 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are lowered by crane off the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), to conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Somerset (LPD 25), and Harpers Ferry, 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 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson)