Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56 Live-Fire Training

Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Kelsey O’Keefe, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, prepares ammunition for a Mark 38 Mod 2 25mm gun aboard a Mark VI patrol craft during live-fire training in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 15. CTF 56 is responsible for planning and execution of expeditionary missions, in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and is deployed in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua DuRant)

200915-A-FC661-1096.JPG Photo By: Spc. Joshua DuRant

Sep 23, 2020

ARABIAN GULF - 200915-A-FC661-1096 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2020) - Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Kelsey O’Keefe, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, prepares ammunition for a Mark 38 Mod 2 25mm gun aboard a Mark VI patrol craft during live-fire training in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 15. CTF 56 is responsible for planning and execution of expeditionary missions, in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and is deployed in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

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