190321-N-KN684-0388 GULF OF OMAN (March 21, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Blake Risner, from Knox, Indiana, inspects part of a steam-powered catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Gulf of Oman, March 21, 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 3rd Class Skyler Okerman)