5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 9, 2018) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jacob Hetrick, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar bay aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), June 9, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on deployment 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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