200130-M-IB436-2025 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transits the Philippine Sea. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, 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)