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190105-M-PK127-1007
190105-M-PK127-1007 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jake Bonet, assigned to the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), guides a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 5, 2019. Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)