190926-N-AZ808-1054 ANCHORAGE, Ala. (Sept. 26, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Fang Xu and Seaman Alexis Smith, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), help make sandwiches during a community outreach event at The Hope Shelter as part of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. Approximately 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel participate in AECE 2019, a joint training exercise that tests expeditionary logistical capabilities in the Arctic region and prepares joint forces to respond to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains/Released)