180215-N-NO146-0002 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 15, 2018) Guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) steams with Egyptian navy’s guided-missile frigate Sharm El-Shiek (F901) during a passing exercise in the Red Sea. Sampson is deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)