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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Pedro Rodriguez, a corpsman with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs tactical combat casualty care procedures on a simulated casualty during a medial drill aboard the amphibious assault ship 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 while 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 operators with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Skilah Sanchez)