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231216-N-JB475-2510 Machinist Mate 3rd Class Matthew Sperekas, a native of Oswego, Illinois, lights one of the ship's boilers while conducting routine maintenance in the forward main machinery room aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 16, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roland Ardon)