150207-N-XG464-043 ARABIAN GULF - Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Junyao Hou, a Hacienda Heights, Calif., native stationed aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New York, refuels a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat Feb. 7, 2015. 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.