A British Navy Sailor directs an MV-22 Osprey during touch-and-go drills aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Philippine Sea, August 21, 2021. Cross-deck training with allies and partners enhances our ability to work together and remain tactically proficient. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations 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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