ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 24, 2019) Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ted Tochterman recovers a floatation device aboard the Island-class patrol boat USCGC Maui (WPB 1304). The 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses nearly million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The region is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab-al-Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen.

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