190905-N-MT581-0006 RED SEA (Sept. 5, 2019) Chief Personnel Specialist Jonathan Kwakye, right, observes while Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Byron Pondexter, left and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jordan Hernandez take the E-6 Navywide advancement exam 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 team and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation 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 Curtis D. Spencer/Released)