190705-N-EZ002-1171 GULF OF ADEN (July 5, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Dylan Parker, left, from Portland, Tenn., watches as Gunner’s Mate Seaman Morgan Ellis, from Colorado Springs, Colo., shoots a phone and distance line to fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea on the bridge wing of amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and 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 strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Keypher Strombeck/Released)