USS Florida Transits the Suez Canal [Image 2 of 5]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

03.08.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Hardy 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

190308-N-RG171-1035 SUEZ CANAL (March 8, 2019) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) transits through the Suez Canal, March 8, 2019. U.S. 5th Fleet's area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprised of 20 countries, includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Hardy/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.08.2019
• Date Posted: 03.08.2019 09:39
• Photo ID: 5160992
• VIRIN: 190308-N-RG171-1035
• Resolution: 2150x1612
• Size: 642.84 KB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY