190812-A-VQ366-1009 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2019) Lt. j.g. Nicholas Mandozzi, right, executive officer of the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Baranof (WPB-1318), speaks over the radio while underway. Baranof is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brendan Nunez/Released)