U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team board a CH-53E Super Stallion for training aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Oct. 24, 2017. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)