181208-N-IL409-0103 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2018) Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class Cody Williams, from Talladega, Alabama, replaces a filter on an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 8, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group 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 Seaman Joshua L. Leonard/Released)