150305-N-EI510-230 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 05, 2015) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Vincent Burt mounts a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the forward deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), previously forward-deployed to Sasebo, and will enhance amphibious presence in the U.S. 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Barnes/Released).