ARABIAN GULF (March 22, 2017) Father Jean Michel Rous, the chaplain of the French Marine Nationale anti-air frigate FS Forbin (D620), conducts a Catholic mass aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77). The ship and it's carrier strike group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation an the free flow of commerce in the region.

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