170408-N-ZQ712-0081 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 8, 2017) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) simulates a straits transit off the coast of Southern California. Pearl Harbor is underway conducting amphibious squadron and Marine expeditionary unit integration operations in preparation for a deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood/Released)