USS Boxer, 11th MEU conduct flight ops in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Sailors, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), prepare an MV-22B Osprey, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, for takeoff on the ship's flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 25, 2026. 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 Sgt. Joseph Helms)