5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 30, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class John Chavez, a native of Negros Occidental, Philippines, assigned to the air department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), directs an SA-330 Puma helicopter assigned to the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime securi
5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 30, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class John Chavez, a native of Negros Occidental, Philippines, assigned to the air department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), directs an SA-330 Puma helicopter assigned to the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, 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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