191115-N-KC128-018 MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 15, 2019) Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, front, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, walks through sideboys with Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, during Lyons’ visit to NAVCENT, Nov. 15, 2019. U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released)