ADMIRALTY GULF (July 6th, 2015) -Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait outside of their designated Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during a loading practice exercise on board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 3rd Class David A. Cox)