191217-N-ZE328-2015 BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT (Dec. 17, 2019) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kyler Venson, left, from Freeport, Illinois, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class John Turner, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, raise the American flag on the flag bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Dec. 17, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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 the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey Trinh/Released)