190305-N-IO414-1060 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 5, 2019) The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) transits the South China Sea. Mobile Bay is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch/Released)