190311-M-QF372-1058 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (March 11, 2019) Petty Officer 3rd Class Ebikewonimo Okorowanta, left, and Seaman Nicholas Canales man a .50-caliber machine gun on the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are currently 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 strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia/Released)