200223-M-KE756-1154 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 23, 2020) Brig. Gen. Edrees Alabdullatif, deputy commander of Kuwait Naval Forces, receives a tour of the medical department by U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sean Simmons, senior medical officer assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet to help regional naval forces ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner Seims/Released)