200130-M-MV109-1050 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Jan. 30, 2020) A Marine assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shoots a table 5 modification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia A. Morris/Released)