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Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, sprint to the well deck during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, sprint to the well deck during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Lance Cpl. Esteban Medina, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, helps inflate a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Lance Cpl. Esteban Medina, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, helps inflate a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines,, carry a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines,, carry a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Cpl. Jordan Bennett and Sgt. Bailey Fulmer assemble a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Bennet is an infantry assault Marines and Fulmer is a rifleman, both with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. Bennett, a native of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from Edison High School in June 2009 before enlisting from in 2015. Fulmer, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, graduated from Lincoln North Star High School before enlisting in July 2015. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Cpl. Jordan Bennett and Sgt. Bailey Fulmer assemble a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Bennet is an infantry assault Marines and Fulmer is a rifleman, both with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. Bennett, a native of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from Edison High School in June 2009 before enlisting from in 2015. Fulmer, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, graduated from Lincoln North Star High School before enlisting in July 2015. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a time trial and competition aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, prepare to race the clock during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, prepare to race the clock during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Capt. Kirk Baleskie, company commander of Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, speaks to the company’s Marines after a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Capt. Kirk Baleskie, company commander of Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, speaks to the company’s Marines after a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 21, 2019. Alpha Company Marines specialize in ship-to-shore small-boat raids as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, carry empty .50-caliber ammunition cans following a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, BLT 1/4, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, carry empty .50-caliber ammunition cans following a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, BLT 1/4, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 assemble an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element and BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 assemble an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element and BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, BLT 1/4 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31, BLT 1/4 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, move to their fighting positions during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, CLB-31 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, move to their fighting positions during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, CLB-31 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Cpl. Opele Niupulusu demonstrates proper weapon handling with an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun before a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Cpl. Opele Niupulusu demonstrates proper weapon handling with an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun before a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Cpl. Nathaniel Kelly, a machine gunner with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, adjusts a tripod attached to an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Cpl. Nathaniel Kelly, a machine gunner with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, adjusts a tripod attached to an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with BLT 1/4, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Plumes of water mark the aiming point for Marines firing M2 .50-caliber Browning machines gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Plumes of water mark the aiming point for Marines firing M2 .50-caliber Browning machines gun during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the training, Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and crewmen with the Ashland rehearsed ship security using a variety of dismounted and ship-mounted small-arms and heavy weapons. As a part of DATF, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team assumed a security posture to stimulate traveling through potentially dangerous waters. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element and CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element, both with the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp ARG, 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 Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force gears up for a breaching demonstration during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force gears up for a breaching demonstration during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A community member observes a tactical display of a high value target interdiction during a community engagement event hosted by the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A community member observes a tactical display of a high value target interdiction during a community engagement event hosted by the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force poses for a photo during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force poses for a photo during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Capt. Jordan Vargas, a platoon commander for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force, speaks with a crowd before a breaching demonstration during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Capt. Jordan Vargas, a platoon commander for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force, speaks with a crowd before a breaching demonstration during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force showcases an M40 sniper rifle to community members during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force showcases an M40 sniper rifle to community members during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force showcases his weapon to community members during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force showcases his weapon to community members during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell