USS Portland conducts firefighting training in Indian Ocean

U.S. Sailors, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), conduct flame suppressive actions during firefighting training on the ship's flight deck in the Indian Ocean, June 24, 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. Luke Rodriguez)