191111-N-RJ834-0058 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2019) Machinist Mate Fireman Christopher Vasquez, right, and Machinist Mate Fireman Rod Sauculo, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), removes a dirty filter from the ships water filtration system in the main engine room. Lassen is part of the East Coast Surface Action Group and is operating in 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 Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn/Released)