200320-N-RJ834-0174 ARABIAN SEA (March 20, 2020) Ensign Alan Cook, from Silverdale, Washington, takes a bearing with an alidade on the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). 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 Paci�c through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn/Released)