ARABIAN SEA (March 7, 2020) - Lance Cpl. Eric Tilson, with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participates in a gun shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), March 7, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is 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 photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Rowell)
ARABIAN SEA (March 9, 2020) An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), flies near the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), March 9, 2020 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)
Amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), flies a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), off the flight deck aboard New York, March 9, 2020.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)
ARABIAN SEA (March 9, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Swartz, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), prepares to fly a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), on the flight deck aboard New York, March 9, 2020.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)