200118-N-FA868-1021 EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 18, 2020)

200118-N-FA868-1021 EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 18, 2020) Airman Christian Vitervo, left, from Nashville, Tennessee, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), performs a takedown maneuver during a security reaction force qualification course in the ship’s hangar bay. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore C. Lee)