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190720-M-HB658-1126 ARABIAN GULF (July 20, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julia Nichols, a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs routine maintenance on a 7-ton truck aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th MEU 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 and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)