160301-N-JO245-055 ARABIAN GULF (March 1, 2016) A landing craft utility (LCU) lowers its gate to disembark U.S. Marines, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), into the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Kuwait Armed Forces are conducting Amphibious Landing Exercise 2016 (PHIBLEX 16), a bilateral amphibious and ground exercise, to enhance operational readiness and improve interoperability between U.S. and regional partner forces. Oak Hill is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th 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 2nd Class Justin Yarborough/Released)