210322-N-IE405-3123 GULF OF OMAN (March 22, 2021) - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) comes alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Oman, March 22. Philippine Sea 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 Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

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