200201-N-RJ834-0152 GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 1, 2020) Lt. j.g. Gregory Shumaker, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), communicates with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Proud Warriors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72 during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), right. Lassen is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is operating in 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 and the PaciÞc through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn/Released)