200211-N-KC192-1013 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 11, 2020) Master Chief Machinist's Mate Joseph Bevels, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), left, and Machinist's Mate 1st Class Lanitah Bradley, assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, communicate with the bridge. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levi Decker/Released)