SASEBO, Japan (April 15, 2021) Ensign Timothy Garber, middle, gives junior officers from Sasebo-based forward-deployed U.S. Navy ships a tour of an engineering space aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 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 Michael Doan)