180220-N-OI558-1039 GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 20, 2018) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Lamontez N. Sanders adds butter to lobster for the February birthday dinner aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson is deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chanel L. Turner/Released)