PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Rylei Cooper, from Rawson, Ohio, left, Quartermaster Seaman Justin Tuttle, from Ironia, N.J., center, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Christian Tran, from Springfield, Va., check for safe navigation while communicating with the combat information center on the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) bridge as the ship pulls into port in Subic Bay, Philippines. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, 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 1st Class Desmond Parks)