5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 5, 2017) Sailors compete in the Damage Control Olympics pipe patching event during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan and its ready 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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