200611-N-GR168-1029 RED SEA (June 11, 2020) Logistics Specialist Seaman Andre Almeria, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), fires an M9 pistol during a weapons qualification on the flight deck, June 11, 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 Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical choke points to the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie/Released)