200615-N-KC192-1047 SUEZ CANAL (June 15, 2020) Cpl. Mark Player, assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands watch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a Suez Canal transit, 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 and the Pacific 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 3rd Class Levi Decker/Released)