2006015-M-MV109-1204 SUEZ CANAL (June 15, 2020) Lance Cpl. Grant Weltman, rifleman, assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keeps lookout during a Suez Canal transit aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), June 15, 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 critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia A. Morris/Released)