170531-N-HP188-0020 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 31, 2017) Cdr. Slyvester Steele, executive officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), briefs Midshipmen from the Naval Academy at the start of their Summer Training Tour. The ship and its ready group are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mutis A. Capizzi/Released)

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