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200316-M-IP473-1081 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 16, 2020) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits in the South China Sea. Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Audrey M. C. Rampton/Released)