200712-N-CL550-0039 PHILIPPINE SEA (07-12-2020) Lt. Cmdr. Jason Sluder, from Seneca, South Carolina, command chaplain aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), leads a Protestant worship service in the crew training room. Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino/Released)