210414-N-WQ732-8093 ARABIAN GULF (April 14, 2021) - A search and rescue swimmer, assigned to the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R91), lands on the flight deck the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) during a dry wench exercise in the Arabian Gulf, April 14. Monterey is supporting the IKE Carrier Strike Group while deployed to the 5th Fleet area and conducting naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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