5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 25, 2018) USNS John Lenthall (T AI 189) prepares to conduct a refuel-at-sea evolution with USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) while underway. The expeditionary mobile base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the world’s most volatile regions. ( Navy

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