U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are seen here maneuvering an amphibious assault vehicle away from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX15).
PHIBLEX15 is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group which is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, October 14, 2014; Image: US Navy