200615-N-ML755-1079 ARABIAN GULF (June 15, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Roy L. Franklin reports the material conditions set to the central control station aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), June 15, 2020. Paul Hamilton 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 and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson/Released)