5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 16, 2019) Cpl. Samuel Martinez, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, applies foreign object debris tape to the frame of an AV-8B Harrier in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean a


5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 16, 2019) Cpl. Samuel Martinez, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, applies foreign object debris tape to the frame of an AV-8B Harrier in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.


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