190807-M-QP663-1037 HAMAD, Qatar (Aug. 7, 2019) U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Qatar William Grant, center left, and Capt. Kevin Lane, center right, the commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), talk on the flight deck during a tour of the ship. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 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. Adam Dublinske/Released)