11th MEU conducts marksmanship training aboard USS Boxer in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Britnee Perea, utilities chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a SMASH 2000 counter-small unmanned aircraft systems during marksmanship training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the United States’ long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)