200131-N-QD718-1072 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 31, 2020) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Logan Ribble, from Oldsmar, Florida, guides an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during flight operation on the flight deck aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton/Released)