Seaman Jeremy Karcher pours hot water into a sink to wash dishes in the galley aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is scheduled to participate in several exercises along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) in the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Commuication Specialist 3rd Class Karen Blankenship)