A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion,

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempts the 1776 challenge honoring American Independence aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the Coral Sea, July 4, 2019. Green Bay, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi)