PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HI – Marines and Sailors with

PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HI – Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group march off the flight deck after manning the rails aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as they leave port, Jan. 24, 2018. Manning the rails is a Naval tradition every deploying ship performs and is a method of saluting or rendering honors used by naval vessels. The 15th MEU and America ARG are currently deployed on a routine seven-month deployment to the U.S 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation as a crisis response and contingency force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)