5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 19, 2018) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Matt Fontenot, from Jacksonville, Fla., uses a forklift to lower a main rotor blade for an MH-60s Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 19, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free f


5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 19, 2018) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Matt Fontenot, from Jacksonville, Fla., uses a forklift to lower a main rotor blade for an MH-60s Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 19, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Daniel C. Coxwest/Released)


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