190827-N-SH168-1298 RED SEA (Aug. 27, 2019) Aviation

190827-N-SH168-1298
RED SEA (Aug. 27, 2019) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Jerell Purdie, left, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Kyle Hedges, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, in the hangar bay during exercise Eager Lion 2019. Eager Lion, U.S. Central Command’s largest and most complex exercise, is an opportunity to integrate forces in a multilateral environment, operate in realistic terrain and strengthen military-to-military relationships. Boxer is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and 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 John Luke McGovern/Released)