USS America Sailors participate in security drill [Image 152 of 196]

GULF OF ADEN

10.18.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vance Hand 

U.S. Navy           

171018-N-ZS023-036 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 18, 2017) Ship’s Serviceman 3rd Class David Wright, a native of West Liberty, Kentucky, scans the area for surface contacts while Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Sean Aldan, a native of Santa Rita, Guam, mans a M240B machine gun on the ship’s weather deck during a small craft action team drill. 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: 10.18.2017
• Date Posted: 10.20.2017 00:52
• Photo ID: 3881084
• VIRIN: 171018-N-ZS023-036
• Resolution: 3730x2482
• Size: 687.22 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN