 Forward-deployed USS Germantown pulled into Dry-Doc at Sesbo Shipyard to keep the ship seaworthy and mission ready for future deployments. We're due for a lot of maintenance. We do the Dry-Docs for upgrades of electronic systems, structure repairs. A lot of maintenance that goes into re-userships extensively. Therefore, this maintenance period is just as important so we can get it back at the speed. The last time the ship was not Dry-Doc was 2009 in San Diego. With the good project team that we have, I think after this Dry-Doc we can extend the love cycle of the ship maybe 20 more years. Pulling into Dry-Doc was only the first step in a long process that is set to restore full functionality to the story Germantown. Repairs are scheduled to finish in May. Seaman Kyle Palasti, Sesbo, Japan.