160904-N-BB269-099 OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 4, 2016) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, depart the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) aboard landing craft utility 1631 for a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise. NEO is an ordered evacuation of civilian and nonessential military personnel from danger in overseas countries to a designated safe area or zone. 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)