5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 29, 2017) Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Viator, a Houston native, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), administers an IV during a medical training evolution in the troop marshalling area. America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th MEU, 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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