190304-M-YD783-1057 GULF OF OMAN (MARCH 4, 2019) Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, left, a combat engineer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses a Female Engagement Team training schedule with Marines in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). FET Marines are preparing to act as advisors and teach skills such as combat marksmanship and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques foreign military troops. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 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 strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)