150902-N-GM561-2124 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2015) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) participates in a simulated strait transit.
Boxer is currently underway off the coast of Southern California participating in Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15). DB-15 is a multinational training exercise being conducted by Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) and 1st MEB to build U.S., Japan, Mexico and New Zealand’s amphibious, and command and control capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Veronica Mammina/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr