161028-N-BB269-102 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 28, 2016) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) depart the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during equipment offload in the waters near Okinawa, Japan. 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)