200615-N-GC472-1033 SUEZ CANAL (June 15, 2020) Marines, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand watch during a Suez Canal transit onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), June 15, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the 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 critical choke points to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Angus Beckles/Released)