180908-N-ZS023-1005 GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 8, 2018) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Eric Polite fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68). The Sullivans 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 Lt. Daphne White/Released)