Gunners Mate 1st Class Dinobadele Mandley, from McKeesport, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), guides ordnance during an ordnance handling evolution, on September 13, 2024.

USS 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 2nd Class Cole Pursley)