180628-N-UX013-1085 SUEZ CANAL (June 28, 2018) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Brian Strobel, left, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Hunter Scholl conduct surveillance next to a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) as the ship transits the Suez Canal. Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)