OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 01, 2024) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to dock combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)