170411-N-BB269-148 SASEBO, Japan (April 11, 2017) Cmdr. Severn Stevens, right, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), speaks with Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces, during a visit to the dry-docked ship. Rowden is visiting Fleet Activities Sasebo, where many of the forward-deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet are stationed, to better understand forward-deployed readiness challenges and share the tenets of the new surface force strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)