11th MEU conducts VBSS exercise aboard USS Comstock in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Marines, with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)