180826-N-PH222-0044 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka(Aug. 26, 2018) A senior chief damage controlman conducts training on damage control equipment with Sri Lanka navy sailors on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Anchorage and the embarked Marines of the 13th MEU are conducting a theater security cooperation exercise with the Sri Lankan navy and 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)