5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 22, 2017) An SA 330 Puma lowers supplies onto the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). Howard is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserving freedom of navigation and maintaining the free flow of commerce.

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