(April 10, 2017) PACIFIC OCEAN – Marine Pfc. Octavio Antunez, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cleans a plastic smelter in the plastic room, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is currently underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 Marines conducting Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration operations in preparation for the ship's maiden deployment later this year.

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