180221-N-MJ135-1018 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 21, 2018) Rear Adm. Paul Schlise, deputy commander of U.S. Navy Central Command, eats with Sailors in the mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is deployed 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Roberts/Released)