171030-N-YG104-005 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2017) Natasha Fuiava (left) and Jennifer Appel (right) speak to media members during a press conference on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is in Okinawa, Japan to deliver Appel and Fuiava after they were rescued at sea. Ashland, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region on a routine deployment, is also in Okinawa to prepare for the joint U.S. Navy-Marine Corps exercise Blue Chromite. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Villegas/Released)