180825-N-PH222-0393 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Aug. 25,

180825-N-PH222-0393 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Aug. 25, 2018) Capt. Dennis Jacko, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), from Sayreville, N.J., gives a tour to distinguished visitors of the Sri Lanka navy and their families during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Anchorage and the embarked Marines of the 13th MEU are conducting a theater security cooperation exercise with the Sri Lankan navy and marines. Part of a growing U.S.-Sri Lanka naval partnership, the exercise is also an opportunity for U.S. Seventh Fleet to explore local logistics support services for visiting naval forces operating throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden)