PACIFIC OCEAN – An AV-8B Harrier with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after conducting a fly-by with F/A-18C/E/F Hornets and Super Hornets from nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70), Jan. 20, 2018. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group provide a combatant commander with a task-organized force capable of responding to a variety of contingencies, usually within hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)