 The Macon Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a sustainment exercise in the Hawaiian Islands from October 19th to October 23rd. Sussex allowed the Marines and sailors to sustain skills developed during a comprehensive six-month pre-deployment training cycle. During the exercise, Marines operated from the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Macon Island, the Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Somerset, and the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Composite to conduct ship-to-shore air operations, a company-sized Keywell-born raid, simulated convoy evolutions, combat marksmanship events, and fire support operations. Sussex marks one of the final major training evolutions for the Navy Marine Corps team prior to entering the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Asia Pacific region. Reporting from USS Macon Island, I'm Seaman Devin Langer.