200130-M-IB436-1204 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, walk down a ramp to the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) prior to launch and recovery drills with combat rubber raiding craft. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser/Released)