5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 15, 2017) Yeoman 3rd Class Alex Bebee types an instruction for air department in the admin office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship and its ready group are deployed 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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