GULF OF OMAN (March 20, 2019) – Navy Airman Cody Dietz, aviation ordnance with the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), passes boxes of bread during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the USS Kearsarge. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are currently 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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