During Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, U.S. Navy sailors (in blue) and Marines (wearing green) await the arrival of Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander, U.S. Naval Surface Forces, aboard the amphibious assault vessel USS Kearsarge, Feb. 4, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 is the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps’ revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations.