200122-N-TI693-1081 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 22, 2020) Cmdr. Christopher Carroll, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), middle right, monitors a replenishment-at-sea evolution with his junior officer bridge-wing watch standers while taking on fuel from the United Kingdom’s fast fleet tanker RFA Wave Knight (A 389), Jan. 22, 2020. Carney, 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 Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)