200527-N-GR168-1054 ARABIAN GULF (May 27, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Justin Plank, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), watches as a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, prepares to leave the well deck of the New York, May 27, 2020. New York, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with 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 and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie/Released)