GULF OF THAILAND (Feb 17, 2012)- Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Ulyses Morero backs up a forklift as Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Kency Welly directs him onto the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) began backloading personnel and equipment onto the ship after participating in Exercise Cobra Gold. Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU, is currently underway in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, an annual co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations.
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