170916-N-UK248-251 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 16, 2017) Senior Chief Engineman Daniel Lieurance, right, from Temecula, Calif, and Master Chief Jose Valdes, from San Diego, both assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), grill chicken on the ship’s flight deck during a steel beach picnic hosted by the chiefs mess and the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) committee. Pearl Harbor is part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Young/Released)