190902-N-NB544-1041 GULF OF AQABA (Sep. 2, 2019) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Scott Grant, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, left, trains Ensign Gee Young Jorde on standing engineering officer of the watch in command control central aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) 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. John P. Murtha 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 Kyle Carlstrom/Released)