STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Sept. 24, 2018) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Andrews loads a M240B machine gun as the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) prepares to conduct a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The Sullivans 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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