RED SEA (May 22, 2012) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure exercises during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multinational exercise involving 19 nations from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants intended to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Ian Carver)