USS America fuels HMS Defender at sea in first FAS with U.S. amphib, British warship

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USS America Fuels HMS Defender at Sea in First FAS with U.S. Amphib, British Warship

PHILLIPPINE SEA - Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), man the rails before a fueling-at-sea with Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender (D36). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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