160212-N-BD107-111 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2016) A Sailor kisses his wife before boarding the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) for a scheduled deployment. New Orleans is departing on a Western Pacific deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy/Released)