5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 25, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Melanie Seymore directs the chalk and chain crew during flight quarters while underway aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3). The expeditionary mobile base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the wor

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5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 25, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Melanie Seymore directs the chalk and chain crew during flight quarters while underway aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3). The expeditionary mobile base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the world’s most volatile regions. ( Navy

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