5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 21, 2017) – A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to depart the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) after picking personnel up for a transport mission. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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