5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 1, 2018) Sailors stand by to be frocked to the next paygrade during a ceremony aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). 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.

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