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190106-M-PK127-1003
190106-M-PK127-1003 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 6, 2019) Marines assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), enter an MV-22B Osprey for a sparrow hawk training exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 6, 2019. Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group 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)