STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Naval Air Crewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Calvin Dykhuizen, left, and Logan McBride install a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the

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STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Naval Air Crewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Calvin Dykhuizen, left, and Logan McBride install a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the 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.

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