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A fuel hose returns to Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment at sea operation for Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 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 Sgt. Trent A. Henry) (This photo was cropped to empathize the subject)