171220-N-UD930- 026 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 20, 2017) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Black, left, Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Brendan Ronayne, middle, and Fireman Rich Garcia stand watch in an auxiliary machinery room aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). San Diego, 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 Dalton D. Caples/Released)