PACIFIC OCEAN (April 11, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Loreto Cruz, a native of the Philippines, assigned to the medical team aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepares a patient for an X-ray during a scheduled casualty evacuation drill. America is currently underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 Marines conducting Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration operations in preparation for the ship's maiden deployment later this year.

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