Seaman Thalia Ortiz, from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, operates a sound-powered telephone aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship departs White Beach, Okinawa. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14), commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released)