5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 7, 2012) Seaman John Krites, from Winston-Salem, , removes the chocks and chains from a Royal Navy Lynx HMA MK 8 helicopter aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). Hue City is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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