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Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) man the rails as the ship departs from Okinawa, Japan, to begin Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an exercise held between the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen interoperability and increase naval integration and proficiencies in amphibious warfare.