11th MEU conducts fast-rope training aboard USS Boxer in Indian Ocean

U.S. Marines, assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct fast rope training from an MH-60 Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, onto the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), May 15, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)