191017-N-QD718-2040 SULU SEA (Oct. 17, 2019) Gunner's Mate Seaman Lillian Conti, left, from Providence, R.I., goes over a pre-check list for an MK-38 25mm machine gun system with Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Stacey Domingos, from New Bedford, Mass., aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) in preparation for a gun exercise (GUNNEX) as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2019. Now in its third year, MTA Sama Sama includes forces from Japan, Philippines and the United States, and is designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton/Released)