160127-N-IX266-013 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Jan. 27, 2016) A removable portion of the deck of Military Sealift Command’s Surge Sealift, Roll-on/Roll-off ship USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK 3007) is removed to gain access to lower-level shipping containers. Each section of the deck weighs more than 24,000 lbs. The Pless, carrying more than 470 items, is one of two MSC ships delivering equipment for Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)