Electronics Technician 2nd Class John Churchman,right,

Electronics Technician 2nd Class John Churchman,right, and Electronics Technician 1st Class Jacob Zeman both assigned to Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) perform corrosion control. USS Ponce was formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD), Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a longstanding U.S. Central Command request for an Afloat Forward Staging Base to be forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Louis Rojas/Released)