GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 9, 2021) Chief Gunner�s Mate Karl Patz, right, gives instructions to Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Randall Tacbi during a live-fire gun qualification course aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 9. San Diego, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit 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 Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Woods)