U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 26, 2018) USS Sampson (DDG 102) escorts USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during a Strait of Hormuz transit. The expeditionary mobile base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the world’s most volatile regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Logistics Specialist Brandon Cummings/Released)