USS America Sailor engraves tags [Image 99 of 307]

GULF OF ADEN

10.15.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vance Hand 

U.S. Navy           

171015-N-ZS023-030 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 15, 2017) Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Branden Stocks, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a engraving machine to create name tags in the machinery repair shop. America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vance Hand/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.15.2017
• Date Posted: 10.17.2017 00:36
• Photo ID: 3869417
• VIRIN: 171015-N-ZS023-030
• Resolution: 3885x2585
• Size: 648.81 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN