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A flight deck crewmember watches after a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

A flight deck crewmember watches after a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

Flight-deck crewmembers secure A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (reinforced) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Flight-deck crewmembers secure A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (reinforced) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

A CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) stands by aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

A CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) stands by aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepare to lift off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepare to lift off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor 265 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor 265 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

A flight-deck crewmember secures an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

A flight-deck crewmember secures an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

Flight-deck crewmembers guide an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Flight-deck crewmembers guide an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest

Pfc. Yaxel Santiagorodriguez, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepares to fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to increase and maintain proficiency with medium and heavy machine guns. Santiagorodriguez, a native of Haines City, Florida, graduated from Haines City High School in June 2018 before enlisting in June of the same year. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop/Released)

Pfc. Yaxel Santiagorodriguez, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepares to fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to increase and maintain proficiency with medium and heavy machine guns. Santiagorodriguez, a native of Haines City, Florida, graduated from Haines City High School in June 2018 before enlisting in June of the same year. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop

Lance Cpl. Michael Barclay, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, pulls the charging handle of an M240B medium machine gun during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. Barclay, a 20 year old native of Newport News, Virginia, graduated from Woodside High School in June 2017 before enlisting in August 2018. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their abilities with medium and heavy machine guns. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Lance Cpl. Michael Barclay, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, pulls the charging handle of an M240B medium machine gun during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. Barclay, a 20 year old native of Newport News, Virginia, graduated from Woodside High School in June 2017 before enlisting in August 2018. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their abilities with medium and heavy machine guns. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish

Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon roll backward into the water during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2019. The FRP Marines train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets both on land and sea to fulfill the specialized raid missions the 31st MEU is capable of conducting during deployments. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks /Released)

Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon roll backward into the water during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2019. The FRP Marines train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets both on land and sea to fulfill the specialized raid missions the 31st MEU is capable of conducting during deployments. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks /Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit utilize ultra violet light to reveal fingerprints during battlefield forensic process training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2019. This training is used to further enhance improvised explosive device components, digital media and chemical exploitations, and gather evidence in a timely manner. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/Released)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit utilize ultra violet light to reveal fingerprints during battlefield forensic process training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2019. This training is used to further enhance improvised explosive device components, digital media and chemical exploitations, and gather evidence in a timely manner. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Velez

Sgt. Maj. Al Torres, the sergeant major of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, reads a promotion warrant during a visit from Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2019. Lt. Gen. Osterman visited the Marines of BLT 1/4 before they depart Okinawa to conclude their deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Al Torres, the sergeant major of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, reads a promotion warrant during a visit from Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2019. Lt. Gen. Osterman visited the Marines of BLT 1/4 before they depart Okinawa to conclude their deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert