ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) keep tension on the phone-and-distance line on the ship’s flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) October 9, 2018. Iwo Jima is underway prior to participating in Trident Juncture 2018 which is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations.

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