190121-N-GC639-1050 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 21, 2019) U.S. Navy Damage Controlman Fireman Apprentice Byron Torres, left, from Fontana, California, and Damage Controlman 3rd Class Johnny Giang, from Pasadena, California, check nozzles on the fo’c’sle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) while testing the ship’s countermeasure wash down system in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 21, 2019. Spruance is underway as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group 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 1st Class Ryan McLearnon/Released)