Navy Seaman Recruit Erin S. Contois updates the status board on the bridge of the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship departs Sasebo, Japan, for Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism exercises on May 16, 2006. During the exercise the navies of various Southeast Asian nations operate with the Navy in tracking and boarding simulated rogue merchant ships. Contois is assigned as a Navy operations specialist.

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