11th MEU conducts marksmanship training aboard USS Boxer in South China Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jayden James, a rifleman assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), targets simulated drones during marksmanship training on the aircraft elevator of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), June 14, 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 Eliora Sims)