190810-N-SH168-3065 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 10, 2019) Master Chief Culinary Specialist Jade Metz, right, from Little Falls, Neb., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Studdard, from Oregon City, Ore., assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport a pallet from the port flight deck elevator during a vertical replenishment. Boxer is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th MEU 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 2nd Class John Luke McGovern/Released)