150402-N-XG464-188 GULF OF ADEN - Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Gerlocecil Parrotina, from Fort Washington, Md., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York, conducts a visit, board, search and seizure boarding drill. 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.