Sailors pull in a line as the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019. The Mobile Bay 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 Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

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