USS Boxer, 11th MEU conduct flight ops in South China Sea

U.S. Marines and Sailors, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, look for debris on the flight deck aboard Boxer in the South China Sea, June 10, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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)