150709-N-ZF498-009 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

150709-N-ZF498-009 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 9, 2015) – Culinary Specialist Seaman Mason Wright, from Fort Worth, Texas, conducts maintenance on a hatch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)