190416-N-OW019-1013 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 16, 2019) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) transits behind the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, April 16, 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)