1 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 8, 2017) Seaman Robert T. Kerns celebrates the conclusion of a replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) with a customary dance in the ship’s gator costume. Carter Hall, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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