OKINAWA, Japan (April 5, 2017) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jerren Alexander, assigned to the landing craft utility 1666, drives his craft towards the pier of White Beach Okinawa, Japan. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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