5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 13, 2018) Legalman 1st Class Kenneth Traylor, right, from Nevada City, Calif., notarizes a document for Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class James Almon, from Stone Mountain, Ga. in the Legal office aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), July 14, 2018. Iwo Jima 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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