210713-N-KZ419-1152 ARABIAN GULF (July 13, 2021) – Seaman Pedro Santillan, assigned to expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), observes a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) in the Arabian Gulf, July 13. Lewis B. Puller 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 strategic choke points.

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