200428-N-OQ778-1338 GULF OF ADEN (April 28, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Firmansyah Pradipta, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), signals to the pilot of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 during a simulated vertical replenishment, April 28, 2020. Truxtun is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kody A. Phillips/Released)