 Forward-deployed ships in the U.S. Pacific Fleet depend on receiving ammunition for various missions. The process of providing the munitions start here, with the Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division Detachment Yukosuka. This crew of Navy sailors and Japanese local hires load up the barge, cast off, and head out. It's really hard to get munitions out here using a barge. From what I understand, we're the only ones in the world that do it by barge. And that degree of difficulty only increases with the size of the crew. Yeah, well, we usually have eight guys. So in order to pull off every mission... We have to work as a team. ...through a symphony of forklifts, cranes, and chains, everyone knows their part. We pretty much can't function here without being a team, because once somebody doesn't work as a team, everything might go wrong. With all the moving parts, an injury can stop the process altogether. Sometimes if you get hurt, the barge is canceled, which is extra work the next day for the command. So we have to be safe all the time. Safety is paramount, and using all the personnel efficiently and together as a team, I think it follows through fleet-wide to do it the same way. This team is on the forefront of mission capability. Whenever the ships come out, we make sure that they're ready to go. Petty Officer Brian M. Brooks, Yukosuka Naval Base, Japan.