5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 2, 2019) – Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Timothy Dozier removes a cargo net from supplies during a vertical replenishment aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and th
5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 2, 2019) – Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Timothy Dozier removes a cargo net from supplies during a vertical replenishment aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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