ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 18, 2021) A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 drops a pallet of cargo on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a replenishment-at-sea. Pearl Harbor and the 11th 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 Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz)