150902-N-KM939-043 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 02, 2015) Sailors man the rails as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) returns to Sasebo, Japan. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)