150301-N-XG464-183 -ARABIAN GULF - Distinguished visitors prepare to debark from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York on a Landing Craft Air Cushion upon completion of a disguised-visitors tour. New York is a part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.