5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 16, 2018) Sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) stand by the phone-and-distance line during a fueling-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), May 16, 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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