U.S. Navy sailors of Weapons Department aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), manning a 25 mm cannon as part of the narrowing straights scenerio during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 5, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations.