5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 13, 2013) Cmdr. Michael Meredith, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), inspects Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Kristopher Sharpe's neckerchief during a uniform inspection of the combat acoustics division. Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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