PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2017) Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Jasmine Edwards, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), cleans a cross as he prepares for a Catholic service in the ship’s chapel. The America Amphibious Ready Groupis conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California in preparation for a deployment later this year.

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