Vice Adm. John W. Miller, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, and USS New Orleans Commanding Officer, Cmdr. D. Michael Ray, serve Thanksgiving dinner aboard the amphibious transport dock ship. New Orleans is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.