Logistics Specialist 3rd Class, from Cordele, Ga.,

Logistics Specialist 3rd Class, from Cordele, Ga., left, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Cory Schmitter, from Fort Myers, Fla., raise the national ensign aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) after the ship arrives to Subic Bay, Philippines, for Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)