Quartermaster 2nd Class Rebecca Anderson, from Miami, shoots bearings as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) prepares to moor in Haifa, Israel for a scheduled port visit. Mesa Verde sailors and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and providing a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)