PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2021) Seaman Mason Sasselli, from Chico, Calif., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), attaches a fuel hose to a water pump to test the hose's integrity in the ships vehicle storage area. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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