201004-N-PS962-0031 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Oct. 4, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) escorts merchant vessels while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Oct. 4. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to 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 critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV)

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