160823-N-BB269-231 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 23, 2016) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transits the East China Sea during wet well deck operations. Germantown, attached to Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)