ARABIAN SEA (March 19, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emily Merritt, right, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 1, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Command Master Chief Neal Olds, command master chief of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the Arabian Gulf, March 19, 2021. 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 the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nadia Lund)