160625-N-TI017-135 JOINT JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK–FORT STORY (June 25, 2016) Sailors and Marines man the rails as the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) departs for deployment. Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released)