200301-M-KE756-1041 GULF OF OMAN (March 1, 2020) 1st Lt. Ethan Marlowe, a platoon commander assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), guides Marines as they move to the firing line during a live-fire training range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), March 1, 2020. Bataan, with embarked 26th MEU, 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 Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner Seims/Released)