190916-N-PQ586-1054 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 16, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Judilyn Tekiko, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), speaks into a sound-powered telephone during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) on the ship’s troop walk way. 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 3rd Class Jessica Ann Hattell/Released)