Sailors and Marines pose for a photo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune.

ARABIAN SEA (Jun. 02, 2019) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit pose for a photo in a landing craft, air cushion in the well deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune, the amphibious landing on the beaches in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, 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 Seaman Nicholas R. Boris/Released) File# 190602-N-IK871-1015