220401-N-JO829-1144 ARABIAN GULF (April 1, 2022) Cmdr. Katie Whitman, left, executive officer, pins a lieutenant commander collar device on Lt. Nicholas Abelein during a promotion ceremony on the fo'c'sle aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Arabian Gulf, April 1. Gridley is deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security in the Middle East region.

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