200116-N-GR168-1004 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 16, 2020) Capt. Pete Kennedy, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), center, speaks with Lt. Col. Hisham Al-Jarrah, with the 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion, second from left, during an office call. New York and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is conducting bilateral training in Jordan in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie/Released)