LAEM CHABANG, Kingdom of Thailand (Feb 23, 2012) Engineman 3rd Class Ia Vang, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), holds hands with Thai children while participating in a community service project during a port visit to the Kingdom of Thailand. Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently underway after participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2012, an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raul Moreno Jr./Released)