Sailors release the anchor on forecastle of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) as the ship anchors off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro)