USS New York transit through the Suez Canal [Image 9 of 19]

U.S. 6TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

06.15.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie 

USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

200615-N-GR168-1153 SUEZ CANAL (June 15, 2020) The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, including from left to right, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), transit through the Suez Canal, June 15, 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 critical choke points to the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)

• Date Taken: 06.15.2020
• Date Posted: 06.22.2020 11:08
• Photo ID: 6247632
• VIRIN: 200615-N-GR168-1153
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: U.S. 6TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY