180824-N-PH222-0130 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (Aug. 24, 2018) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) man the rails before a scheduled port visit in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. Anchorage and the embarked Marines of the 13th MEU are conducting a theater security cooperation exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy and the Navy Marines. Part of a growing U.S.-Sri Lanka naval partnership, the exercise is also an opportunity for U.S. Seventh Fleet to explore local logistics support services for visiting naval forces operating throughout the Indo-Pacific region (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)