190829-N-SH168-2184 AQABA, Jordan (Aug. 29, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Catherine Larned, a Navy doctor assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), shows Italian marines the intensive care unit as part of a distinguished visitor tour during exercise Eager Lion 2019. Eager Lion, U.S. Central Command’s largest and most complex exercise, is an opportunity to integrate forces in a multilateral environment, operate in realistic terrain and strengthen military-to-military relationships. Boxer 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 2nd Class John Luke McGovern/Released)