ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 11, 2020) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, prepare for departure aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during an air operations in support of maritime surface warfare exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 11, 2020. Integration operations between UAE and U.S. maritime forces are regularly held to maintain interoperability and the capability to counter threats posed in the maritime domain, ensuring freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce throughout the region's heavily trafficked waterways. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice)