USS Tripoli, 31st MEU conduct hoist exercise in C7F

U.S. Navy Sailors, with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, load onto an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st MEU, during a safety swimming training exercise aboard forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, March 26, 2026. The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)