GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 19, 2013) A member of the Royal Thai Navy uses the pilots ladder to climb aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) for a tour of the ship. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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