A Sailor throws a heaving line to the forward tug.

HAIFA, Israel (Aug. 12, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ron Welch throws a heaving line to the forward tug as the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) prepares to port in Haifa, Israel to take part in Exercise Reliant Mermaid 2012. Reliant Mermaid, in its 11th iteration, is an annual search and rescue exercise designed to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Jamieson) File# 120812-N-OV802-086