STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Dec. 8, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Cory Reinstadtler, left, and Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Nechelle Sherrod, right, show the pilots of an MH-60R, assigned to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 that the chalks and chains are removed, aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Monterey is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy

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