180314-N-OI558-2570 DOHA, Qatar (Mar. 11, 2018) Ryan Gliha, Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, speaks at a reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) during the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference. 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)