PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 7, 2020) Chaplain Lt. Francis Okoli, with Marine 6 Communication Battalion, currently assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), from Brooklyn, New York, prepares the eucharist as he conducts a Roman Catholic divine service in the crew training room aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility 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)