Sailors, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship

Sailors, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), maneuver a Rigid-hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during the Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX15). PHIBLEX15 is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)