200114-N-RJ834-0162 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 14, 2020) Sailors fire M-4 carbines on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during a live-fire exercise. Lassen is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn/Released)