210719-N-KZ419-1210 ARABIAN GULF (July 19, 2021) – Sailors assigned to expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), refuel an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, during flight operations in the Arabian Gulf, July 19. 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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