190917-M-MI961-1267 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2019) Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, during a training exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th MEU are 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jared Sabins/Released)