PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2020) Chief Personnel Specialist Melissa Colon, from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, gives remarks as the guest speaker during a celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month on the mess decks aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Seven, 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)