161028-N-XM324-014 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 26, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, embarks the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in Okinawa, Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)