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Sri Lanka – San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and embarked U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Sri Lanka Navy while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU, August 28, 2018. USS Anchorage and the embarked Marines of the 13th MEU conducted a theater security cooperation exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy and Navy Marines. Part of a growing U.S.-Sri Lanka naval partnership, the exercise is also an opportunity for U.S. Seventh Fleet to explore local logistics support services for visiting naval forces operating throughout the Indo-Pacific region.