A 7th Sustainment Brigade Soldier secures the ties to his mike boat while docking during a Joint Logistics Over the Shore exercise at Fort Story, Va., Aug. 21. The JLOTS exercises are performed around the world in joint and coalition environments. Operations involve loading and unloading of ships without the benefit of deep draft-capable, fixed port facilities. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Burnett/ Released)