Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, commander of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, is piped aboard the forward deployed San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) after the ship's arrival in Sasebo.

SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 19, 2015) Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, commander of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, is piped aboard the forward deployed San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) after the ship's arrival in Sasebo. Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), previously forward-deployed to Sasebo, and will enhance amphibious presence in the U.S. 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III) File# 150219-N-KE519-270