Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.07.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 7, 2020) Damage Controlman 1st Class Shamar Melton, from Greensboro, N.C., simulates a class “Alpha” fire during a damage control drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.07.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 7, 2020) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Erik Coffee, from White House, Texas, recharges self-contained breathing apparatus bottles during a damage control drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.07.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 7, 2020) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Karyna Irizarry, from Cleveland, uses a Navy firefighter’s thermal imager while fighting a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.05.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Trevor Drain, from Lake Forest, Calif., right, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class John King, from East Lake, Ohio, stand by as an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the “Archangels” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 transports Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, from the amphibious dock landing ship......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.05.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, right, talks with Officer of the Deck Lt. j. g. Andrew Barrie, from Yokosuka, Japan, on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit. Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.05.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, left, presents a coin to Quartermaster 3rd Class Cendy Gonzaga, from Los Angeles, on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit. Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.05.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, center, addresses the wardroom aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit. Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 10.05.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, center, addresses the wardroom aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit. Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with......