Sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a foreign object and debris walkdown on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown before conducting flight operations. 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.)