190107-N-OW019-1008 BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT (Jan. 7, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Sabrina Chwalek, from Weirton, West Virginia, conducts maintenance on life preservers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Jan. 7, 2019. Chung-Hoon 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 the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums/Released)