5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Jan. 12, 2018) Marines and French forces, assigned to French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014), offload supplies from a French NH-90 Cayman helicopter during bilateral training. Tonnerre, with embarked Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is conducting maritime security operations within the 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure regional stability, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. ( Marine Corps

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