5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 30, 2018) Machinery Repairman 1st Class Bridget Cowne removes a bolt from a stanchion in the machine shop aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 30, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., 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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