161006-N-BB269-021 SUBIC BAY, Philippines, (Oct. 6,

161006-N-BB269-021 SUBIC BAY, Philippines, (Oct. 6, 2016) Philippine navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman 1st Class Darryl Benemerito, left, blows a whistle as Petty Officer 2nd Class Terry Taber, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), speaks through the ship's announcement system as the ship departs Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX 33 is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)