11th MEU conducts drills aboard USS Boxer in Indian Ocean

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Romilio Chavez, a scout with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilizes an M240B machine gun during a small craft action team drill aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Indian Ocean, May 16, 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 Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)