180815-N-UX013-1334 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 15 2018) Chief Quartermaster Derek Scott safely navigates the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) from the pilot house as the ship escorts the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) transiting the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Dunham 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. ( Navy photo by Mass C

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180815-N-UX013-1334 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 15 2018) Chief Quartermaster Derek Scott safely navigates the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) from the pilot house as the ship escorts the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) transiting the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Dunham 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)

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