171216-N-OW019-010 U.S 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (DEC. 16, 2017) Chief Hull Technician Nick Siemens, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), stands watch in the main control center of main machinery room number one during an engineering training team exercise. Pearl Harbor, 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 3rd Class Logan C. Kellums/Released)