U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, the commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, center, U.S. Navy Rear. Adm. John V. Menoni, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, right, and Capt. J. Patrick Thompson III, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), left, discuss the Mesa Verde’s capabilities at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 27, 2022. Langley toured the ship to reinforce his interest in naval ship readiness in support of Force Generation actions for Marine Expeditionary Units and potential Defense Support of Civilian Authorities response in the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility. The USS Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group with Expeditionary Strike Group 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Casey Price)