5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 18, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77) (GHWB) performs a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Royal Danish navy frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362) and the French anti-air frigate FS Forbin (D 620). GHWB and Willemoes, part of the George Bush Carrier Strike Group, are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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