11th MEU conducts counter-UAS training aboard USS Boxer in Indian Ocean

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Britnee Perea, a utilities chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in a modified M4 carbine as part of counter-small unmanned aerial systems training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Indian Ocean, May 14, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)