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160128-N-IX266-001 CHUK SAMET, Thailand (Jan. 28, 2016) The ramp is lowered from the Military Sealift Command’s Surge Sealift, Roll-on/Roll-off ship USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK 3007). The Pless, carrying more than 470 items, is one of two MSC ships delivering equipment for Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. The Pless is concurrently participating in Pacific Pathway 16-1, an operation that supports three exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)