5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the America Amphibious Ready Group conduct a foreign object and debris walk down aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Sept. 25, 2017. USS America’s flight deck allows it to support a wide-range of aerial operations. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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