220425-M-JX780-1067 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2022) – A scientist working with Naval Warfare Centers discusses future operating concepts with a Navy Capt. Chip Wrye, the maritime operations center director, U.S. 4th Fleet, aboard the expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) during a fleet experimentation period with scientists working with the Office of Naval Research and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. The fleet experimentation serves to demonstrate Navy/Marine Corps integration by testing concepts that would be employed during expeditionary advance base operations, evaluating expeditionary systems for force protection and coordinated electronic warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)