Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gardy Lebon, an infantry officer with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, starts a combat rubber raiding craft engine during a boat launch rehearsal aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready 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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