180326-N-XK398-127 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 26, 2018) Staff Sgt. Arthur Fisher, from Manhattan, , dices up chicken for a meat and vegetable soup for dinner aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency, and advance the Up-Gunned ESG concept. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mortensen/Released)

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