5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 19, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus N. Mendez, a combat engineer, assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands-by for firing commands during a live-fire deck shoot onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in the 5th fleet area of operations, June 19, 2018. Iwo Jima and the 26th MEU are conducting naval operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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