PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2021) Engineman 3rd Class Connor Steele, from Scottsdale, Ariz., assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1, signals to the driver of a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 during amphibious operations, May 25. Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting integrated training off the coast of southern California.

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