5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 30, 2018) Sailors and Marines participate in a wing-eating contest hosted by the Second Class Petty Officer Association aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), June 30, 2018. Iwo Jima is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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