210718-N-XB010-1026 CORAL SEA (July 18, 2021) Sailors assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18) approach a MV-22B Osprey aircraft carrying Capt. Greg Baker, Commodore, Amphibious Squadron 11, and Col. Michael R. Nakonieczny, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to chock and chain it. New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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