5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Oct. 24, 2017. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

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