5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 20, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Ryan Sharland, a native of Newport Beach, Calif., directs an UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced), on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). San Diego, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (

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