Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) perform a mock operation during a King Neptune ceremony, the Navy's traditional rite marking a ship's first crossing of the equator. Crew members costumed as 'Royal Doctors' initiate a fellow sailor -- a 'Pollywog' -- into the ranks of trusty Shellbacks. Long a fixture of naval life, these ceremonies provided morale-building theater and camaraderie during extended deployments at sea. Project: 218371