171010-N-ZS023-107 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct.

171010-N-ZS023-107 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 10, 2017) Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Anderson Castrillon, a Houston native, performs the bachata dance with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Melissa Cornell, a native of Newington, Connecticut, during a Hispanic Heritage celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). 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)

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