190722-M-QS181-1035 ARABIAN GULF (July 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) remove the wheel chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 prior to takeoff. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are 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 Cpl. Jason Monty)