190820-N-EZ002-2024 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Kimberley Herbert, left, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Devin Parker, center, and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Neko Brookshire lay ammo from a 25mm machine gun on the deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry 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 3rd Class Keypher Strombeck/Released)