180811-N-PH222-0296 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2018) Personnel

180811-N-PH222-0296 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2018) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah Pouncy, from Chicago, reads a book during a United Through Reading recording aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is underway for a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong and flexible force equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden)