Flight Deck Fire Drill aboard USS America (LHA 6)

241213-N-QR506-1136 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), participate in a firefighting drill on the flight deck during routine operations, Dec. 13. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeadan Andre)