5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Sgt. Marco Mendez, an explosives ordnance disposal team member with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, pulls the firing pin on an ignitor to trigger a Percussion Actuated Neutralizer during ordnance disposal training aboard USS America (LHA 6), Dec. 16, 2017. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are 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. ( Marin

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5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Sgt. Marco Mendez, an explosives ordnance disposal team member with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, pulls the firing pin on an ignitor to trigger a Percussion Actuated Neutralizer during ordnance disposal training aboard USS America (LHA 6), Dec. 16, 2017. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Valero)

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