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Video by Pfc. Skilah Sanchez

31st MEU Conducts Medical Drills aboard LHA 6

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

Feb. 1, 2025 | 1:45

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors conduct a medical drill aboard the USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2025. The drill was conducted to evaluate corpsmen and ship surgeons’ response-and-triage tactics while providing medical care in a variety of simulated scenarios underway. The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), compromising amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), and amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are underway conducting routine integrated operations in U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward- deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operated with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Skilah Sanchez)