171024-N-PM250-094 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) Marines

171024-N-PM250-094 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) Marines attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 listen to their commanding officer and executive officer speak during an all hands call on the mess decks of the Whidbey Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44). Combat Logistics Battalion 22 is on board Gunston Hal in support of exercise Bold Alligator 2017 (BA17). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, NATO, allied and partner nations are a necessary investment in the current and future readiness of our forces. BA17 will take place Oct. 18 - 30, 2017, ashore along the eastern seaboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Julie Vujevich/Released)