200523-N-GR168-1156 ARABIAN GULF (May 23, 2020) Hospital

200523-N-GR168-1156 ARABIAN GULF (May 23, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Curvy Buford, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), raises the union jack on the fo’c’sle aboard the New York during an anchoring evolution, May 23, 2020. New York, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)