181017-N-UX013-1043 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 17, 2018) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class Archangel Smiley signals distance and gives commands for on loading pallets of supplies at a connection replenishment station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). Jason 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 Specialists 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)