An Orlando native recently participated in damage control training aboard the USS America.
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Johnathon Wright, from Orlando, Florida, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) practiced the proper use of a fire extinguisher while conducting damage control training in the Philippine Sea.
America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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.
PHOTOS: U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amy Cocoro Mullins
