5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 26, 2017) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Albert Stapleton stands by as Damage Controlman 2nd Class Dino Godfrey prepares to cut a cake during a June birthday celebration held in the mess decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship and its ready group are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (

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