171029-N-UX013-135 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2017) Fireman Jose Wagner from Oswego, Ill., left, and Electronic's Technician 3rd Class Michael Sterling from Mount Vernon, N.Y., exercise Zeus, left, and Valentine, the two dogs rescued at sea with American mariners Jennifer Appel and Natasha Fuiava, in the vehicle tunnel aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region on a routine deployment, rescued two American mariners and their two dogs who had been in distress for several months after their sailboat had a motor failure and had strayed well off its original course while traversing the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)