Posted: 04/01/2018
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 18, 2018) An AAV-P7/A1 amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) departs the well deck of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). Oak Hill is home-ported in Virginia Beach, Va., and is in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations participating in exercise Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is a capstone training engagement that provides U.S. forces and the Jordan Armed Forces an opportunity to rehearse operations in a coalition environment and to pursue new ways to collectively address threats to regional security and improve overall maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica L. Dowell)