161023-N-BB269-439 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 23, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) participate in a M16 small-arms weapons qualification on the flight deck of the ship. 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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)