5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 25, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul's (DDG-74) Visit, Board, Search and Seisure team prepare to conduct a passing exercise with the Egyptian navy Descubierta-class corvette El Suez (F946) Feb. 25, 2019. McFaul 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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