210721-A-UH336-0013 ARABIAN GULF (July 21, 2021) – Guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), left, approaches Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Gulf, July 21. Mitscher and Pecos are 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 strategic choke points.

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