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Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, left, observes as Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Kyen Balzer, assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 57 conducts in-flight operations during a P-8A Poseidon flight over the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Sept. 27. CTF 57 operates in the U.S 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mathew Lombardo)
200927-N-FK012-1528.JPG Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mathew Lombardo

Sep 28, 2020
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS - 200927-N-FK012-1528 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 27, 2020) - Vice Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, left, observes as Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Kyen Balzer, assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 57 conducts in-flight operations during a P-8A Poseidon flight over the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Sept. 27. CTF 57 operates in the U.S 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.


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