200716-N-CL550-1218 EAST CHINA SEA (July 16, 2020) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Genesis Bayanin, from San Diego, stands watch as a shipping officer, using a radar to help chart the ship’s course on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves 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)