190322-N-HX510-0088 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (March 22, 2019) U.S. Navy Airman Austin Jaramillo, from San Antonio, clears the area surrounding an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 as it takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Strait of Hormuz, March 22, 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 Seaman Jarrod A. Schad/Released)