5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 8, 2017) Spent shell casings litter the deck after Marines attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire rounds aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is currently deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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