161005-N-BB269-066 SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (Oct. 5, 2016) Seaman Kimmer Bartido, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Thompson, both assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), man an M240 machine gun mount during transit into Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX 33 is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)