191217-N-PC620-0136 BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT (Dec. 17, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), middle, the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), right, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), not pictured, transit the Bab al-Mandeb Strait behind the guided- missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), not pictured. The Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 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 Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman)