150114-N-XG464-027 GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 14, 2015) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Childers, from Lancaster, S.C., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), uses a sound powered telephone during a replenishment-at-sea. New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 24th 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 3rd Class Jonathan B. Trejo/Released)