By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Batchelder,
USS Peleliu Public Affairs
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS
Peleliu (LHA 5) arrived in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) after
participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, Aug. 9.
Peleliu is expected to carry out various operations in
support of the nation's maritime strategy, providing presence in the 7th Fleet
AOR while promoting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
"[Peleliu is] ready to support pre-planned, existing
operations and exercises that support theater security cooperation across the
region in addition to being prepared to respond to any contingency that may
arise," said Capt. Paul C. Spedero, Peleliu's commanding officer.
Peleliu's crew has undergone multiple training evolutions
including air and well deck operations. They also conducted various damage
control and engineering drills while participating in RIMPAC 2014 to prepare
themselves for operation within 7th fleet.
The 7th Fleet's AOR encompasses more than 48 million square
miles from the Kurile Islands, north of Japan, to the Antarctic in the south.
And from the International Date Line to the 68th meridian east, which runs down
from the India-Pakistan border.
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