5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 5, 2019) Sgt. Felix Castillo, left, and Sgt. Joshua McNeely, both assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace themselves while securing a rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion as it lands on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a fast-rope exercise. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, conne

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5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 5, 2019) Sgt. Felix Castillo, left, and Sgt. Joshua McNeely, both assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, brace themselves while securing a rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion as it lands on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a fast-rope exercise. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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