USS Boxer conducts missile loading in Pacific Ocean

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Martin Galvan, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), loads a RIM-162D missile into the ship’s NATO sea sparrow missile system, April 3, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trace Gorsuch)