200501-N-HS716-1219 ARABIAN SEA (May 1, 2020) Ensign Peter Gelsthorpe conducts visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), May 1, 2020. James E. Williams 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 Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jairus P. Bailey/Released)