PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines from Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2023. VBSS is a type of maritime interdiction training exercise. Hopper, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)