180815-N-RG482-228 DARDANELLES STRAIT (Aug. 15, 2018) A Turkish ship pilot departs the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) after guiding the ship through the Dardanelles Strait. Carson City is the seventh of nine expeditionary fast transport ships in Military Sealift Command's inventory with a primary mission of providing rapid transport of military equipment and personnel in theater via its 20,000 square foot reconfigurable mission bay area and seating for 312 passengers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)