190111-N-HS117-0013 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 11, 2019) Sailors prepare to conduct a replenishment-at-sea in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 transports cargo pallets in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 11, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group 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 Seaman Jeffery L. Southerland/Released)