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GULF OF THAILAND (March 4, 2023) –Hospitalman Anthony Gonzalez, left, draws blood from Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alaa El Saad, assigned to 2nd Division, 4th Marines (2/4), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),during a walking blood bank exercise aboard amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), March 4, 2023. Walking blood banks are held to prepare for an urgent mass casualty requiring blood transfusions. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat)