200506-M-MV109-1030 ARABIAN GULF (May 6, 2020) Lance Cpl. Samuel Griffith, a rifleman assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire training range aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), May 6, 2020. New York, 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 Staff Sgt. Patricia A. Morris/Released)