Seaman Marcelo Arriaga, from San Antonio, front, and Seaman Salvador Marquez, from San Diego, heave a mooring line to secure Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during exercise Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an amphibious training exercise with the 4th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14), commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the 7th Fleet area of responsib


Seaman Marcelo Arriaga, from San Antonio, front, and Seaman Salvador Marquez, from San Diego, heave a mooring line to secure Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during exercise Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an amphibious training exercise with the 4th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14), commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released) USS Germantown operations 141031-N-XM324-086


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