SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 16, 2020) Marines with Battalion

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 16, 2020) Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspect radio gear during a quick reaction force rehearsal aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger)