ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 21, 2017) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Michael T. Saunders, from Shepherdsville, Ky., unloads supplies during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). Princeton is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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