190826-M-QP663-1085 RED SEA (Aug. 26, 2019) Cpl. Dimas

190826-M-QP663-1085 RED SEA (Aug. 26, 2019) Cpl. Dimas Alipazaga, a field artillery radar operator with Alpha Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), combat glides with a bayonet trainer during the culminating event of a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor course aboard the 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 Cpl. Adam Dublinske)