190410-N-HM296-0001 GULF OF ADEN (April 4, 2019) Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Evan Symon, from Brandon, Mississippi, communicates with Sailors on the flight deck using a sound-powered telephone aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Gulf of Aden, April 10, 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 Ikenna Tanaka/Released)