181022-N-UX013-1058 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Oct. 22, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Aleksandr Sarvirov prepares the weather log on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) as the ship transits of the Strait of Hormuz, Oct. 22, 2018. 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)