170318-N-JH293-215 BUCKNER BAY (March 18, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Brittiny Gardner, from Detroit, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, prepares to embark the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) aboard Landing Craft Utility 1666. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)