5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 1, 2017) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Sajay Cole and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) color guard present the colors during an Independence Day observance and all-hands call on the ship’s flight deck. Carter Hall, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (

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