190613-N-DS741-0032 ARABIAN SEA (June 13, 2019) Chief Hospital Corpsman Gabriel Michaels, from Cleveland, Ohio, assigned to the medical department aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), teaches Sailors how to apply a traction splint during a medical training session. Leyte Gulf 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 Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Pearson/Released)