The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), right, and the Royal Australian navy HMAS Balllart (FFH 155) sail in formation during the anti-submarine warfare exercise SHAREM 195 in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 18, 2018. Spruance 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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