171208-N-OW019-004 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 8, 2017) Cmdr. Theodore Essenfeld (right), commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSd 52), and Master Chief Engineman Jose Valdes, the ship’s acting command master chief, step onto the ship’s flight deck for a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Pearl Harbor, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed 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


171208-N-OW019-004 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 8, 2017) Cmdr. Theodore Essenfeld (right), commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSd 52), and Master Chief Engineman Jose Valdes, the ship’s acting command master chief, step onto the ship’s flight deck for a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Pearl Harbor, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed 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 Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan C. Kellums/Released)


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