190520-N-DX072-1019 SASEBO, Japan (May 20, 2019) Capt. Tom Shultz, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), salutes Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, during his first visit aboard Green Bay after assuming command May 17. Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet is the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force, headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, and is responsible for the full range of expeditionary operations from disaster relief to crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez/Released)