Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Stewartegans, from Los Angeles, applies a corrosion treatment on an MH-60R Sea Hawk, with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in the Arabian Sea, March 18, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of 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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