180924-N-ZS023-1005 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Sept. 24, 2018) Culinary Specialist Seaman Tayler Peter carries .50-caliber machine gun ammunition to the forward gun mounts as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) prepares to conduct a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz. 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)