PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a fast rope and live fire exercise on the starboard aircraft elevator of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship 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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