160109-N-OA833-049 MUSCAT, Oman (Jan. 9, 2015) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Charles Jones, from Knoxville, Tenn., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), taste-tests locally grown dates during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) tour. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)