5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 2, 2017) Command Master Chief Roger Harding, left, and Master Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician Todd Coates pin senior chief collar devices on Senior Chief Fire Controlman Gary Elliott during a frocking ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). Truxtun is part of the George Bush Carrier Strike Group deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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