5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 22, 2018) Spent ammunition from a 50-caliber machine gun lies on the port-side gallery deck following a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 22, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a regularly scheduled 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel C. Cox

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5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 22, 2018) Spent ammunition from a 50-caliber machine gun lies on the port-side gallery deck following a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 22, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a regularly scheduled 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel C. Coxwest/Released)

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