210121-N-FA868-1041 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 21, 2021) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Steven Ecker, from Baltimore, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires an M9 pistol during a live fire qualification course on the ship’s starboard side elevator. 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, serving as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Pacific region.

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