USS America Marines stand watch [Image 255 of 307]

GULF OF ADEN

10.12.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vance Hand 

U.S. Navy           

171012-N-ZS023-032 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 12, 2017) Marine Corps Cpl. Chandler Armstrong, a native of Shreve, Ohio, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), mans an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun on the ship’s flight deck during a transit through the Bab El Mandeb Strait. 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: 10.12.2017
• Date Posted: 10.17.2017 01:27
• Photo ID: 3870167
• VIRIN: 171012-N-ZS023-032
• Resolution: 2100x1398
• Size: 600.82 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN