190222-N-OW019-1052 GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 22, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Aron Puryear, from South Boston, Virginia, fires an M2HB machine gun on the aft missile deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during a live-fire exercise in the Gulf of Aden, Feb. 22, 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)