Sailors prepare to pull a combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) carrying Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), into the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during amphibious operations. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14) and is conducting joint forces exercises in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Patrick Dionne/Released)