CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 10, 2020) Marines

CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 10, 2020) Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), after conducting a simulated raid. The America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 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. (Official U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)