210726-N-IJ992-0200 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 26, 2021) – Sailors assigned to “The Skinny Dragons” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, poses for a photo on a flight line in the 5th Fleet area of operations, July 26. CTF 57 conducts missions in support of maritime operations to ensure stability, security, and the free flow of commerce in the Central Command area of responsibility, which connects the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean, encompassing three strategic chokepoints.

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