Damage Controlman 2nd Class Vanessa Leigh, from Cathlamet, Wash., and Damage Controlman Fireman Sarah Torrey, from Dayton, Texas, hammer a wooden wedge in place for a soft patch during a simulated flooding drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde sailors and Marines assigned to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)