200302-N-GR168-1083 ARABIAN SEA (March 2, 2020) Engineman 2nd Class Mathew Vance, left, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), helps Cpl. Alfred Kerswill, assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to remove a fitting from jack water manifold in one of the ship’s machinery rooms, March 2, 2020. New York, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 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 the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie/Released)