170411-N-BB269-355 SASEBO, Japan (April 11, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces, meets with Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during an all-hands call aboard the 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)