Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106), fake out a line on the ship’s flight deck while departing Manama, Bahrain, March 12, 2019. The Stockdale 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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