190124-N-OW019-1087 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 2nd Class Kang Yang, left, from Los Angeles, and Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Wesley Helm, from Anchorage, Alaska, both assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), cut open drugs aboard a dhow with over 10,000 pounds of illegal drugs in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 24, 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)